Whose place is it anyway? Representational politics in a place-based health initiative

Health and Place

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-109

  Rushton, Carole ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Governmentality; Health partnerships; Place based initiative; Placeism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLITICS;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 84892455660     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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