Maintaining the illusion of a free health care in post-socialism: A Lacanian analysis of transition from planned to market economy

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-158

  Fotaki, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Psychoanalysis; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649104599     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810910947181     Document Type: Article

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