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

Decentralisation has returned as a key theme in English health policy in recent years in
policies such as Patient Choice and Foundation Trusts, among many others. The goal of …

This review examines the nature and application of decentralisation as an organisational
model for health care in England. The study reviews the relevant theoretical literature from a …

Introduction This article examines the incentive effects of delegating operational and
financial decision making from central government to local healthcare providers. It …

Purpose–The purpose of this research is to examine the issues of decentralisation in the
NHS. Design/methodology/approach–Evidence was gathered from an empirical study in …

One constant refrain in evaluations and reviews of decentralization is that the results are
mixed. But given that decentralization is a complex intervention or phenomenon, what is …

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

Background Several studies on decentralisation have used the 'decision space'approach to
assess the breadth of space made available to decision-makers at lower levels of the 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 …

Advocates of local government often argue that when decentralisation is accompanied by
adequate mechanisms of accountability, particularly those responsive to local preferences …