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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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About this book
This book deals with the critical empirical void created by the speed at which healthcare restructuring has taken place in Europe. Chapters explore the political uncertainty and budgetary pressures which have led governments increasingly to turn to New Public Management (NPM)-style reforms to attempt to balance the financial viability of public health structures, with democratic imperatives to maintain socially just outcomes. The authors of this volume consider how governments have therefore shifted identities from principal care providers to contractual monitors, setting targets increasingly directed toward third-party managers in quasi-markets and the private sector. Drawing upon extensive data from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and Israel, the contributions explore the often unexpected policy outputs and outcomes engendered by such reforms.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Paola Mattei is Associate Professor in Comparative Social Policy, and Fellow of St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK. Her books include Restructuring Welfare Organizations in Europe: From Democracy to Good Management? (2009); University Adaptation in Difficult Economic Times (2014); and Secular institutions, Islam and Education Policy (2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Accountability and Health Care Governance
Book Subtitle: Public Management Reforms Between Austerity and Democracy
Editors: Paola Mattei
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47299-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47298-4Published: 09 May 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47299-1Published: 25 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 226
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy