From politics to management - or more politics? hospital reforms and parliamentary questioning in Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom

Public Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-212

  Opedal, StåLe ^a   Rommetvedt, Hilmar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health service; Hospital; New public management; Parliament; Public sector reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949515525     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719031003616115     Document Type: Article

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