Power rather than path dependency? The dynamics of institutional change under health care federalism

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 231-252

  Rico, Ana ^a   Costa Font, Joan ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MARKET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATH ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOLOGY; SPAIN;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPAIN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 18344370297     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-30-1-2-231     Document Type: Review

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