What explains regulatory failure? Analysing the architecture of health care regulation in two Indian states

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-55

  Sheikh, Kabir ^a   Saligram, Prasanna S ^a   Hort, Krishna ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care regulation; implementation; India; mixed health systems; policy analysis; policy mapping; policymaking; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84923860878     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt095     Document Type: Article

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