Informal payment for health care and the
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Peter Gaal; Martin McKee
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Informal payments are known to be widespread in the post‐communist health care systems of Central and Eastern Europe. However, their role and nature remains contentious, with the debate characterized by much polemic. This paper steps back from this debate to examine the theoretical basi