The impact of decentralisation on the performance of health care systems A non-linear relationship

This paper examines the relationship between the degree of administrative decentralisation across levels of government in health care decision-making and health care spending, life expectancy as well as hospital costs. This empirical analysis builds on previous analytical research carried out by the...

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Main Author: Dougherty, Sean
Other Authors: Lorenzoni, Luca, Marino, Alberto, Murtin, Fabrice
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2019
Series:OECD Working Papers on Fiscal Federalism
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