The organization of decision-making and the dynamics of policy drift: A Canadian health sector example

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 505-524

  Gildiner, Alina ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health policy; Institutions; Policy drift; Privatization; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; PRIVATIZATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 34548408719     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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