Fighting Covid-19 requires large quantities of testing and health care services. In my column in the Business Standard today, I argue that the bulk of this capacity lies in the private sector. We need to find ways to utilise this capacity. There are two hurdles: The market failure in this field, and low state capacity in contracting.
Use the private sector
Use the private sector
Use the private sector
Fighting Covid-19 requires large quantities of testing and health care services. In my column in the Business Standard today, I argue that the bulk of this capacity lies in the private sector. We need to find ways to utilise this capacity. There are two hurdles: The market failure in this field, and low state capacity in contracting.