The changing contours of experimental governance in European health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-96

  Fierlbeck, Katherine ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discursive institutionalism; European Union; Fiscal crisis; Health policy; Joint Action strategies; New governance; Open method of coordination; Soft governance

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STRATEGIC PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS;

EUROPE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 84898687278     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.040     Document Type: Article

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