Description: Recent increases in health rights litigation in low- and middle-income countries triggered debates regarding the effects of such litigation on the equity and effectiveness of health systems. This study examines Indonesia's experience with health rights litigation and efforts promoting health rights in developing countries in general.
Brief description: Andrew Rosser is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Melbourne. His research examines issues related to the political economy of development in Indonesia. In addition to conventional academic work, he has also carried out pieces of commissioned research for and/or acted as a consultant to a range of international development organizations. His work has been published in journals such as World Development, Third World Quarterly, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Pacific Review.