This is the second of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book is written for those interested in the character, causes …
F Toth - Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2014 - cambridge.org
The Italian National Health Service began experimenting with a significant regionalisation process during the 1990s. The purpose of this article is to assess the effects that this …
Strategic purchasing of health care services is widely recommended as a policy instrument. We conducted a review of literature of material drawn from the European Observatory on …
We explore the US states' evolving policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by examining governors' decisions to begin easing five types of social distancing policies after …
What does federalism do to welfare states? This question arises in scholarly debates about policy design as well as in discussions about the right political institutions for a country. It …
Interregional patient mobility in a decentralized healthcare system. Regional Studies. Interregional patient mobility, measured as origin–destination patient flows between any two …
Decentralization is a key feature of contemporary governmental institutions. All over the world, the authority and responsibility over public policies are shared between different …
J Costa-Font, SL Greer - … and decentralization in European health and …, 2013 - Springer
It is tempting to talk about “decentralization” as if it were simple: a technical decision to grant more authority to regional or local governments, with the objective of aligning incentives …
This study explores the behaviour of hospitals in Lombardy in attracting patients from outside the region and investigates the effects on the quality of care to regional patients …