The Health Care Policy Process
Author: Carol Barker
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1996-05-07
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 144626582X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Health Care Policy Process enables the reader to develop a clear understanding of the scope and objectives of health policy studies, to analyze the extent to which policies can be changed or influenced by those involved at the different stages of the policy process, and to assess both the need and the scope for change. The author considers the relationship between planning and policy, looks at key concepts in analyzing health care issues, and examines some of the debates overshadowing today′s health policy agenda.