Health Reforms in Post-Communist Eastern Europe

The Politics of Policy Learning
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-15496-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 428 g

This book provides the first in-depth study of healthcare reforms in post-communist Eastern Europe. Combining insights from comparative politics and public policy analysis, it examines health reforms in Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Poland between 1989 and 2019. The book argues that the post-communist transformation of healthcare policy has entailed a process of policy learning, and that the countries' reform pathways were shaped by a series of initiatives aimed at applying market-oriented policy ideas in healthcare. The success of these initiatives has been influenced by three factors: policy legacies, political competition, and institutional configurations. The book offers a novel comparison of health reform in the region and policy changes more generally. It will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, health policy, and European politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Popic, Tamara

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Politics of Policy Learning.- 3. Slovenia.- 4. Czech Republic.- 5. Poland.- 6. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Tamara Popic is Lecturer at the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, UK. Her research interests include health politics and policy in post-communist countries. She is the co-editor of Health Policy in Europe: A Handbook (2021)