Evaluating the Private Finance Initiative in the National Health Service in the UK

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 422-445

  Broadbent, Jane ^a   Gill, Jas ^a   Laughlin, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financing; National Health Service; Private finance; United Kingdom; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145182     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570310482309     Document Type: Article

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