Outsourcing in the Australian health sector: The interplay of economics and politics

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-36

  Young, Suzanne ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health services sector; Outsourcing; Resource management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SERVICE PROVISION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19744369217     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510576134     Document Type: Article

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