Governing medical tourism : the roles of Singaporean government

• Main Author: Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Social sciences::Economic theory; Medical Tourism; Political Economy
• Online Access: https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TER/article/view/203243; https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153026
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article seeks to shed light on a question: “What explains a nation’s medical tourism?” This paper focuses on the roles played by a central government in shaping the industry, espescially how it balances the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing medical tourism, which has been under-examined....