This study presents a comprehensive analysis and comparison of material and energy efficiency performances and their rebound effects, providing insights into their implications for sustainability and climate change policies. Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), we examine material and...

This study presents a comprehensive analysis and comparison of material and energy efficiency performances and their rebound effects, providing insights into their implications for sustainability and climate change policies. Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), we examine material and...

Comparative health policy: an introduction -- The context of health care -- Funding, provision, and governance -- Setting priorities and allocating resources -- The medical profession -- Beyond the hospital: health care in the home -- Public health -- Understanding health policy comparatively

Written by health policy experts, the book gives a comprehensive overview of 8 different national health care systems and focuses in particular on the different approaches to maintain efficiency and to contain overall healthcare costs.