Pathology services as a pilot for the market-led control of health resources in New Zealand

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-43

  France, Necia ^a   Smith, John F ^b   Lawrence, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Internal market; Market led control; New zealand; Pathology; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006227589     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670110101672     Document Type: Article

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