Public Accountability and Health Care Governance: Public Management Reforms Between Austerity and Democracy 1st Edition by Paola Mattei 1137472995 9781137472991

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• ISBN 10: 1137472995
• ISBN 13: 9781137472991
• Author: Paola

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.

Table of contents:

Frontmatter

Public Management Reforms and Their Impact on Democratic Processes

German Healthcare in Transition: Global Pressures, Governance and Public Wellbeing

Hospital Planning in a Competitive Arena: Sustaining or Suspending Market Forces?

Marketization and Accountability: Lessons from the Reforming Norwegian Healthcare System

From Demigods in White to Normal Employees: Employment Relations and New Incentive Structures in German Hospitals

Accountability in Multilevel Health Care Services: The Case of Norway

Organ Transplant Policies and Cultural Worldviews

From “Major Decisions” to “Everyday Life”: Direct Accountability to Clients

Accountability and Shared Measurement in Health Care: Examples from Israel

Backmatter

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