Implementing the managed market. Considerations on the introduction of reforms in the U.K.
Although the concept of the managed market system arose in the United States, it has taken hold elsewhere, notably in England, where changes to the National Health Service have been forthcoming from the conservative government. In this article, the author examines some of these developments.
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Canterbury Business School, University of Kent, England.
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