1000 Words Critically Assessing One Of Three Journal Articles

Instruction 1

1. Main argument:

The World Bank has a “new strategic direction in the health sector aimed at: improving health, nutrition, and  population outcomes of the poor; enhancing the performance of health care systems; and  securing sustainable health care financing” (Beyer et al 2000 p.169).  [this is a useful quote] 

The World Bank’s approach to health development assistance (though loans to low-income countries) views systematic reform as   as a way to improve the impact and sustainability of investments in health [my words]

Instruction 2:  what ideas are key to the argument?

Instruction 3: What underlying assumptions does the argument rely on?

Instruction 4: Read other literature and narrow to 3-5 articles

Instruction 5: what are the key points from the other literature?

Instruction 6: In what ways do the other articles you have chosen agree/disagree or complicate the argument in the main article

Instruction 7: Conclusion