Do PPPs in social infrastructure enhance the public interest? Evidence from England's National Health Service

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Hellowell, Mark ^a   Pollock, Allyson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National health service; NHS trusts; Private finance initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954693751     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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