Singapore: The limits of a technocratic approach to health care

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-416

  Barr, Michael D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Governance; Health care financing; Health care policy; Medical Savings Accounts; Singapore; Technocracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249119395     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330802078485     Document Type: Article

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