, empirical evidence points to the key role played by the cost-quality schedule in supporting formal care. Local governments exert … a significant influence on this factor through multiple channels, such as the intensity of regulation on quality … limited extent from a greater availability of facilities in case these are of unsatisfactory quality. …

implications for healthcare infrastructures. We examine service quality and waiting times as well as patient mobility in the eight … still suffer from deficits, even substantial ones. The improvement in service quality was even more mixed. While quality did … quality over time, while Calabria and Campania were never able to meet this standard …

local authorities) and evaluate performance (market structure, costs and quality, profitability, environmental results). A …

at assessing the quality and the efficiency of public services in Italy. We consider services provided by the central … other countries and there are large regional differences in terms of both quality and efficiency, regardless of the level of …