The challenge of obtaining quality care: Limited consumer sovereignty in human services

Feminist Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-137

  Eika, Kari H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care quality; Consumer sovereignty; Human services; Impaired consumers; Public supervision; Quality effective demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949104965     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700802446658     Document Type: Article

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