Universal health care and the economics of responsibility

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 913-938

  Champlin, Dell P ^a   Knoedler, Janet T ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of responsibility; Health care and institutionalism; Health insurance; Health policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049163323     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2008.11507196     Document Type: Article

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