Transnational networks’ contribution to health policy diffusion: a mixed method study of the performance-based financing community of practice in Africa

Background Transnational networks such as Communities of Practice (CoPs) are flourishing, yet their role in diffusing health systems reforms has been seldom investigated. Over the past decade, performance-based financing (PBF) has rapidly spread in Africa. This study explores how, through the PBF Co...

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Hauptverfasser: Gautier, Lara (VerfasserIn) , De Allegri, Manuela (VerfasserIn) , Ridde, Valéry (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: International journal of health policy and management
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 10, Heft: 6, Pages: 310-323
ISSN:2322-5939
DOI:10.34172/ijhpm.2020.57
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2020.57
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3796.html
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Verfasserangaben:Lara Gautier, Manuela De Allegri, Valéry Ridde

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