Health care systems in Europe under austerity institutional reforms and performance /
This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and r...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Work and welfare in Europe
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230369627 |
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This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230369610, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 336 p. : 13 figures, 52. |
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9780230369627 : 0230369626 : |
CLC: | R199.5 |
Contents: | Introduction PART I: THE COUNTRY CASE STUDIES 1. Sweden: Continued Marketization within a Universalist System-- Paula Blomqvist and Ulrika Winblad 2. England: Health Reforms have Improved the NHS-- Sean Boyle 3. Spain: Quo Vadis? From Cost Containment to Structural Reforms-- Eduardo Fidalgo and Juan Ventura 4. Italy: A Strange NHS with its Paradoxes-- Emmanuele Pavolini and Giovanna Vicarelli 5. France: Squaring the Health Spending Circle?-- Bruno Palier and Alban Davesne 6. Germany: Mixing Rescaling, Privatization and Managerialism-- Patrick Hassenteufel and Tanja Klenk 7. Austria: A Health Care System Between Continuity and Gradual Changes-- August Osterle 8. Poland: Decentralization, Privatization and Managerialization of the Healthcare System-- Monika Ewa Kaminska PART II: THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 9. The Health Care Policy Quadrilemma and Comparative Institutional Reforms-- Emmanuele Pavolini, Bruno Palier and Ana M. Guillen 10. The Performance of the European Health Care Systems-- Emmanuele Pavolini and August Osterle 11. Health Care Provision: An Exploratory Analysis of Increase, Decline, Converging Trends and Driving Forces in Comparative Perspective-- Ingalill Montanari and Kenneth Nelson Conclusion. |