Re-inventing the Welfarist state? The Malaysian health system in transition

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 444-465

  Khoon, Chan Chee ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Malaysia; Political economy; Privatisation; Welfare state; Welfarist state

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953797786     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472331003798418     Document Type: Article

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