TY - GEN AU - Birdsall, Nancy AU - Hecht, Robert TI - Swimming Against the Tide: Strategies for Improving Equity in Health PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/12/06 DO - 10.18235/0010748 AB - The evidence shows that government spending for health in many developing countries benefits the well-to-do more than the poor. However, a combination of favorable political forces and sound public policies can shift the focus of government expenditures toward the poor. Doing this is an essential part of any effective poverty reduction program in developing countries. UR - https://doi.org/10.18235/0010748 ER -