The promotion of investment alliances by the World Bank: Implications for national health policy

Global Social Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-225

  Lethbridge, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global health policy; Investment alliances; Privatization; World Bank

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; WORLD BANK;

EID: 23944490187     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018105053679     Document Type: Article

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