Concordat or contract: Factors facilitating or impeding the development of public/private partnerships in healthcare in England

Public Management Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-272

  Field, J E ^a   Peck, E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and social care; Managed competition; Partnerships; Private sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248056446     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903042000189128     Document Type: Article

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