Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Using the flagship framework to reform pharmaceutical policy -- Introduction to the pharmaceutical sector -- Ethics and priority setting in pharmaceutical reform -- Diagnosing performance problems and developing a policy response -- Managing the politics of pharmaceutical policy reform -- Financing the pharmaceutical sector -- Paying for pharmaceuticals -- Organizing the public sector to improve pharmaceutical performance -- Improving pharmaceutical performance through regulation -- Using persuasion to influence pharmaceutical use -- Conclusions.

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