Devolution and the interregional inequalities in health and healthcare in Spain

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 875-887

  Costa Font, Joan ^a,b   Rico, Ana ^c,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Political accountability; Political interactions; Regional inequalities; Spanish National Health System (NHS)

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33751327023     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600984346     Document Type: Article

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