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Revista de Salud Pública
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BASCOLO, Ernesto y YAVICH, Natalia. Governance of PHC development in Rosario, Argentina. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2010, vol.12, suppl.1, pp.89-104. ISSN 0124-0064.
Objetive Describing the development of PHC policy as promoted by Rosario Municipality (Argentina). Methods A case-study was carried out during 2007 and 2008. Data was collected from secondary and primary sources (interviews, organisational census and observations). PHC development stages were identified by recognising the social norms which produced institutional change and transformation in municipal health services structure and health care and management models. The prevailing modes of governance in each stage were reconognised and characterised (clan, hierarchy and/or incentives). Results Four stages were identified between 1990 and 2008: 1990-1995/hierarchical mode: primary health care level organisation autonomied from hospitals. 1995-2000/ clan mode: developing of participatory managerial boards and community participation. 2000-2004/ clan mode: maturation of the "PHC movement" in competition with hospitals. 2004-2008/ clan-hierarchical mode: "movements" crisis and constructions of norms tending towards enhancing an integrated network. Discussion Strengthening and empowering first-level health-care produced innovation favouring: the consolidation of a "PHC movement" having strong social commitment and improved services performance. The clan governance mode (regulating collective action via voluntary adhesion to shared values) was crucial for developing PHC between 1995 and 2004. Later on, the movements fragmentation and the challenges of integrating the health system required developing hierarchical regulation mechanisms to complement the governance clan mode regulation.
Palabras clave : Governance; government; primary health care; health policy; decision making; organisational models; health management; organizational innovation.