@article{fdi:010093217, title = {{P}erformance-{B}ased {F}inancing ({PBF}) in {M}ali : is it legitimate to speak of the emergence of a public health policy ?}, author = {{C}oulibaly, {A}. and {G}autier, {L}. and {T}our{\'e}, {L}. and {R}idde, {V}alery and {F}erguson, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}erformance-based financing ({PBF}) is just one of a number of recent experiments implemented in {M}ali to improve maternal and child health indicators. {T}his article presents a qualitative study based on {K}ingdon's (1984) multiple streams theory and an approach inspired by development anthropology. {T}he aim was to describe the forms of national ownership of {PBF} and to determine whether it is possible to speak of the emergence of a {PBF} public policy in {M}ali at this stage. {T}he contribution of this study is both theoretical (understanding the emergence of a policy) and empirical (roles of local and international actors). {T}he data came from 33 qualitative interviews conducted with individuals representing various institutions, notably the {M}inist{\`e}re de la {S}ant{\'e}. {T}he results suggest there has been no emergence of a {PBF} public policy in {M}ali due to a myriad of constraints, including an insufficient number of political entrepreneurs, windows of opportunity and funding partners as well as the short duration of the pilot projects.}, keywords = {{MALI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}evue {I}nternationale de {P}olitique de {D}{\'e}veloppement}, volume = {12.1}, numero = {}, pages = {en ligne [18 ]}, ISSN = {1663-9383}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.4000/poldev.3310}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093217}, }