This paper analyses market based initiatives as solutions to techno‐scientific problems. It
focuses on electronic waste to argue that market‐based initiatives are key locations in which …

While many countries have increased the opportunities for patient choice of provider, there
is debate to what extent this has had positive effects on efficiency and quality of healthcare …

Building high-quality commissioning: what role can external organisations play? The King's
Fund, June 2010 Page 1 Building HigH-QuAliTY commissioning What role can external …

The chapters in this book have all in some way focused on new steering instruments in the
public sector, or on how governments, often in collaboration with other actors, attempt to …

The Coalition government's plans for reform are meant to transform the NHS into a more
privately run, competitive system, raising the question as to whether or not the NHS is likely …

Background: External oversight institutions were introduced to the English National Health
Service (NHS) in an attempt to encourage quality improvements and avoid failures of care …

In 2018, the Government announced its intention to bring an end to the austerity policies that
have dominated the last decade of public service spending. 1 Yet if the promised change of …

This chapter outlines and explains the major costs associated with the market reforms from
the Thatcher era to the Lansley reforms in the Coalition era. The lack of benefit to justify such …

The reforms proposed in the 2010 UK National Health Service (NHS) White Paper hold the
potential for major changes to the landscape of the NHS. Although the third sector is not …