Impact of Liberalization on the Healthcare Sector: A Comparative Study of India and China

Summary: This essay explores the impact of economic liberalization on healthcare sectors in India and China, focusing on policy changes and their effects on healthcare accessibility, affordability, and quality. While India has continued to promote the process of liberalization and privatization through policies such as encouraging foreign investment, China, after initial liberalization efforts, has reasserted government control over the healthcare sector. The essay draws parallels and distinctions in the healthcare trajectories of both countries.

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