Competition and inequality: Evidence from the English National Health Service 1991-2001

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Cookson, Richard ^a   Dusheiko, Mark ^a   Hardman, Geoffrey ^a   Martin, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954367639     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muq021     Document Type: Review

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