Decentralization of Human Resources and the Health System in Mexico

The viewpoint presented throughout this document tries to analyze political aspects which are normally not considered in order to understand the execution and results of health policies. In this case, we are interested in understanding the link between the decentralization process and three aspects of the human resource policy: distribution, regulation and management. Our focus, however, attempts to document the processes, more than the results, since these will have to manifest themselves during the coming years. The scientific value of documenting the process allows us to identify explicit and hidden links between the actors in this process, which are strong determinants of the final results.

This analysis does not show an optimistic view of the facts. It is interesting to point out the unremovability of the aspects surrounding the human resource policy within a general process, that of decentralization, which in theory is extremely dynamic. [From author]