Exploring the critical issue of healthcare funding, this book analyzes various funding arrangements utilized by European countries. It highlights the pros and cons of these systems, providing valuable insights for policymakers grappling with the challenge of generating adequate revenue for healthcare services. Through a comparative lens, it aims to inform discussions and decisions about sustainable healthcare financing in Europe.
Focusing on Greece, this analysis delves into the intricate developments of social policy amidst the ongoing debates about the future of the welfare state in Europe. It examines the various factors influencing reforms and considers the potential for irreversible changes in response to pressures on welfare systems. By exploring these dynamics, the book enhances the understanding of welfare reform trajectories across the continent.
This special double issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law is a collection of papers presented at meetings held by the European Health Care Systems Discussion group--a forum for health system scholars from throughout Europe who meet regul
This book is an introduction to how behavioural economics is used to inform policy developments. Academics, policy makers and practitioners with a diverse disciplinary backgrounds, including political science, sociology and anthropology, will benefit from this book, as will general readers with an interest in behavioural public policy.
The book is invaluable to all those interested in behavioural science and its application to policy. It offers a unique framework that fits within the classical liberal tradition of affording citizens autonomy over their lives, so long as they do not abuse that freedom by imposing substantive harms on others.
European law is an increasingly important factor in the development and implementation of national and local health policy. Yet for many it remains shrouded in mystery. The situation with regard to laws impacting on health care is especially problematic as, typically, consequences arise from policies designed primarily to address problems in other sectors, which then establish general principles whose applicability to health care only becomes apparent once interpreted by rulings of the European Court of Justice. This book, written with the health and social policy community in mind, provides a comprehensive assessment of the main implications of EU law in certain key areas of health care.