The most appropriate decentralization of policymaking powers is an important unresolved
policy question for most health systems. At one extreme lies the UK National Health Service …

Although decentralization has been widely implemented in health systems, there is little
agreement as to how it should be defined or the outcomes it should produce. This article …

Among the key questions raised in this chapter regarding decentralization are: what powers
are decentralized and to whom are these powers decentralized? Following on from these …

Decentralization of health systems is a growing trend in most nations. However, there are a
series of new challenges that face these processes of decentralization. To assess these …

Decentralization is typically a central plank of health sector reform. It is seen as an effective
means to stimulate improvements in the delivery of services, to secure better allocation of …

Decentralization in health care: strategies and outcomes Page 1 European Observatory on
Health Systems and Policies Series Decentralization in health care ization in health care ece …

Decentralization is a difficult concept to pin down. Different scholars view it through a variety
of diverse, often inconsistent, sometimes overtly contradictory, analytic lenses. This …

Decentralization is often presented as a “magic bullet” that can address a wide variety of
different problems in health systems. This chapter explores the driving forces behind …

Decentralization is a central plank of current government health policy. However, it is
possible to discern both centralist and decentralist movements in the UK. This paper …

Evaluates the extent to which decentralization can serve as a policy instrument for the
improvement of a nations health system. Addressed to policy-makers and administrators, the …