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positive synergism of knowledge creation (research and
analysis), social mobilization, and political engagement
as a mutually-reinforcing base for their advocacy.
41 Phoolcharoen, W. 2004. Quantum Leap: The Reform
of Thailand’s Health System. Nonthaburi: Health
Systems Research Institute, p. 15.
42 Policy Declaration to the Parliament by the Thaksin
Shinawatra Government on 26 February 2001. http://
www.thaigov.go.th/index-eng.htm.
43 Tangcharoensathien, V.; Teokul, W. and L.
Chanwongpaisarn. 2005. “Challenges of Implementing
Universal Health Care in Thailand”. In Transforming
the Developmental Welfare State in East Asia (ed. Huckju
Kwon). New York: Palgrave Macmillan., p. 271.
44 Pitayarangsarit, Siriwan. 2004. “Agenda Setting
Process”. In From Policy to Implementation: Historical
Events during 2001-2004 of Universal Coverage in
Thailand (eds. Viroj Tangcharoensathien & Pongpisut
Jongudomsuk). Nonthaburi: National Health Security
Office, Thailand., p. 8.
45 Wibulpolprasert, Suwit. (forthcoming, 2005)
46 at the International Seminar on Reforming Health
Social Security (Keio University, Tokyo, June 27 – 29,
2005), Takemi Keizo, LDP Diet member (House of
Councilors) and Chairman, Committee on Foreign
Affairs and Defense remarked that in the bilateral
negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between Japan
and Thailand, the Thai side had requested that Japanese
nationals be allowed to use their social insurance
entitlements to pay for health care that they might
receive from Thai health care institutions. Presumably
this could extend to temporary visitors and tourists,
Japanese retirees residing in Thailand, and medical
visitors.
47 Wibulpolprasert, Suwit, interviewed on October 3,
2005, at the Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok.
48 Siamwalla, Ammar, interviewed on October 13, 2005,
at the Thai Development Research Institute, Bangkok.
49 Pang, Tikki; Lansang, Mary Ann and Andy Haines.
“Brain Drain and Health Professionals”. In BMJ
Editorials, vol.324, pp. 499-500, 2 March, 2002.
50 Aiken, Linda H.; Buchan, James; Sochalski, Julie;
Nichols, Barbara and Mary Powell. 2004. “Trends
in International Nurse Migration”. In Health Affairs
23(3):69-77.
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51 source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration,
POEA.
52 Baker, Dean. 2003. Professional Protectionists: The
Gains from Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services.
Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.
cepr.net/publications/professional_protectionists.htm.
Accessed on November 17, 2005.
53 see for example Simbulan, NM. 2001. “The Impact
of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on Health
in the Philippines”. In Public Policy 2(2):43-74 for the
effects of SAP loan conditionalities on Philippine health
budgets and health care access in the 1980s/1990s.
54 Neumann, A Lin. “Philippines Tears Itself Apart”.
In Asia Times online, February 25, 2006 http://www.
atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HB25Ae05.html.
Accessed on February 25, 2006.
55 Escobar, Pepe. 2004. “Philippines: Disgraceful State
(a 5-part series)”. In Asia Times online, October 1-7,
2004. www.atimes.com.