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Main description:
This study is the first large-scale comparison of policy and divergence in the UK since devolution. Based on extensive original research, it argues that we see substantial divergence in policies and social citizenship among the four parts of the UK as its autonomous political systems try to solve the unpredictable and difficult puzzles of health policy-making. -- .
Contents:
1. Laboratories of democracy?
2. Medical politics and the politics of medicine
3. Scotland: professionalism
4. England: markets
5. Wales: localism
6. Northern Ireland: permissive managerialism
7. Creating divergent policy in the UK
8. Conclusion: international debates, local conclusions
Index -- .
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: April, 2009
Pages: 288
Weight: 652g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General Practice