A successful mix of hierarchy and collaboration? Interpreting the 2001 reform of the governance of the New Zealand public health system

Policy and politics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-255

  Tenbensel, Tim ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^b,c   Cumming, Jacqueline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accountability; Governance; Health policy; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFORM PROCESS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 79961219739     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557310X519678     Document Type: Article

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