Policy entrepreneurs and the design of public policy: The case of the national health insurance law in Israel

Journal of Social Research and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-26

  Cohen, Nissim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health care policy; Policy change; Policy entrepreneurship; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875229861     PISSN: 20672640     EISSN: 20689861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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