Overview
This book draws on research within a neo-Weberian and neo-institutionalist perspective to critically analyse national health services in Western Europe. Exploring the challenges posed by neo-liberal policies, it also looks at the impact of the role of the state, the medical profession, the public, and the medical industrial complex in their development. Bringing together a top-line range of expert international contributors, this book includes national studies from three European macro-regions: Britain, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. In the first part, the national health services of each country considered are examined historically and in a contemporary context in face of emerging challenges - from cost containment to governance. The second part looks across the macro-regions at the influence of the main actors involved on their evolution and sustainability. Comparing and contrasting the national health services of Western Europe, the book ends with a discussion of future directions. This book makes a vital contribution at a time when health services globally have been under great pressure in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is written for academics and advanced students of healthcare, management, public policy, social policy and sociology - in addition to health professionals and policy makers.
- | Author: Guido Giarelli, Mike Saks
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 340 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0367689596
- | ISBN-13: 9780367689599
