This paper examines the role of institutions—notably the degree of administrative
decentralisation across levels of government—in health care decision-making and health …

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 …

This article sheds light on the role of subnational governments in health systems across
OECD countries. The views in this article show a move away from traditional measures of …

In broad terms, the economic goals of a health system include control over total costs,
allocative efficiency and technical efficiency. To reach these goals, policymakers are …

Background Decentralised governance of health care has been widely adopted globally
over the past three decades. But despite being implemented as a management strategy …

Decentralisation is considered a panacea for deficient public sector performance by many.
However, recent trends of health sector recentralisation in several OECD countries suggest …

Based on an OECD survey, this paper presents quantitative and qualitative data on the
decentralisation of health systems, focusing on how they vary according to different …

The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of decentralisation on health care outcomes in
the European Union. We investigate the hypothesis that shifts towards greater …

This project will examine the inter-relationship between governance mechanisms, autonomy
and incentives in local health economies (LHEs). This interaction shapes decentralisation …

Decentralisation in the health care sector has been perceived in these last years as a means
to revamp the performance of health care systems. Many European countries have …