Policy entrepreneurship in the development of public sector strategy: The case of London health reform

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-344

  Oborn, Eivor ^a   Barrett, Michael ^b   Exworthy, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; POLICY REFORM; POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC SECTOR;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARA;

EID: 79959542924     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01889.x     Document Type: Article

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