National Health Services of Western Europe: Challenges, Reforms and Future Perspectives

Guido Giarelli (Curatore)

Mike Saks (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023

This book draws on research within neo-Weberian and neo-institutionalist perspectives to critically analyse National Health Services (NHSs) 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 NHSs 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 in their evolution and sustainability. Comparing and contrasting the NHSs 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 policymakers.

• Curatore: Guido Giarelli, Mike Saks
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 326 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9780367689599

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