Inching toward incrementalism: Federalism, devolution, and health policy in the United States and the United Kingdom

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-57

  Sparer, Michael S ^a   France, George ^b   Clinton, Chelsea ^c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955493239     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1191099     Document Type: Article

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