Exporting public-private partnerships in healthcare: Export strategy and policy transfer

Policy Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-332

  Holden, Chris ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export strategy; Globalization; Health policy; Policy transfer; Private finance initiative; Public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602616     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870902863885     Document Type: Review

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