The local and the national in community care: Exploring policy and politics in Finland and Britain

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 793-810

  Burau, Viola ^a   Kröger, Teppo ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Britain; Community care; Finland; Local comparisons; Local governance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10844278334     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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