Quasi-markets in British health policy: A longue durée perspective

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 725-741

  Powell, Martin ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Health Service; New labour; Quasi markets

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; MARKET CONDITIONS; POLICY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346271503     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9515.2003.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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