[eng] Cross subsidizing public programs and projects : the rationality of practices. The article suggests a conceptual definition of cross subsidization which relies upon a typology. Two parameters are taken into account : the degree of autonomy between the partners, the degree of commitment...

The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it assesses the progress made and presents a rigorous diagnosis of...