Evaluating health care reform: The case of the NHS internal market

Public Administration

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-306

  Baggott, Rob ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE REFORM; INTERNAL MARKET; MARKET REFORM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY PROCESS; SERVICE SECTOR;

UK;

EID: 0031457148     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00061     Document Type: Review

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