How to Contract: What Works and What Doesn’t

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Summary for web of Section 3, pp. 19–66 in Performance-Based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries: A Toolkit by Benjamin Loevinsohn.

This book was written to help bridge the yawning gap between many developing countries and the Development Goals for health. Right now, that gap looks daunting. But we can narrow the gap significantly by contracting, especially using non-state providers. The status quo, in which millions are denied basic health services, is not acceptable. Contracting is an effective way to improve the daily lives of the most vulnerable