RESTRUCTURING THE NHS AGAIN: SUPPLY SIDE REFORM IN RECENT ENGLISH HEALTH CARE POLICY

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-389

  Allen, Pauline ^a  

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

Author keywords

contracting out; health care reform; health services; internal markets; New Public Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551707770     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2009.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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