Health financing for poor people stresses that community financing schemes are no panacea for the problems that low income countries face in resource mobilization they should be regarded as a complement to not as a substitute for strong government involvement in health care financing and risk management related to the cost of illness based on an extensive survey of the literature the . Most community financing schemes have evolved in the context of severe economic constraints political instability and lack of good governance usually government taxation capaci. Get this from a library health financing for poor people resource mobilization and risk sharing alexander s preker guy carrin annotation this book provides a fascinating account of new and innovative ways that communities can contribute to financial protection and access to essential health services for poorer populations . Health financing for poor people resource mobilization and risk sharing alexander s preker p cm includes bibliographical references and index isbn 0 8213 5525 2 1 poor medical care developing countries 2 public health developing countries finance 3 medical economics developing countries 4 minorities medical care . Preker alexander s and carrin guy bibliographic citation washington dc world bank and geneva world health organization and international labour office 2004 446 p