Market reforms in Swedish health care: Normative reorientation and welfare state sustainability

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-261

  Bergmark, Åke ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health care; Market reforms; New public managment; Sustainabilty; Sweden; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MARKET; REVIEW; SWEDEN; WELFARE;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 46349090285     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhn010     Document Type: Review

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