Reshaping public accountability: Hospital reforms in Germany, Norway and Denmark

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-270

  Mattei, Paola ^a   Mitra, Mahima ^a   Vrangbæk, Karsten ^b   Neby, Simon ^c   Byrkjeflot, Haldor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

accountability; multi level governance; public administration; public finance

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

DENMARK; GERMANY; NORWAY;

EID: 84879947631     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852313477765     Document Type: Article

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