Journal article
Geographically-decentralized planning and management in health care: Some informational issues and their implications for efficiency
Abstract
Geographically decentralized planning and management is an emerging theme within the health sector in many OECD countries. Advocates of decentralization argue that providing greater authority to local decision-making bodies can improve both the technical and allocative efficiency with which health care systems operate. Using concepts drawn from organizational theory and the economics of organizations, we examine the potential of centralized and …
Authors
Hurley J; Birch S; Eyles J
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 3–11
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 1995
DOI
10.1016/0277-9536(94)00283-y
ISSN
0277-9536