Electoral Reform and public policy outcomes in thailand :The politics of the 30-Baht health scheme

World Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 165-202

  Selway Joel, Sawat ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL REFORM;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; THAILAND;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

EID: 79952135213     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: 10863338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887110000316     Document Type: Article

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