For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE VOLUME -- ORIGINS OF THIS INQUIRY -- FOCUS OF THIS STUDY -- THE COMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE -- SOURCES OF INFORMATION -- THE PRODUCTS OF THIS INQUIRY -- CONCLUSION -- PART I COMMITTEE REPORT -- 1...

Marode Schulen und Krankenhäuser, explodierende Mieten in städtischen Zentren, steigende Preise für Wasser, Gas und Strom, geschlossene Filialen der Deutschen Post, "Verzögerungen im Betriebsablauf" bei der Deutschen Bahn - dies alles geht auch auf den großen Ausverkauf der öffentlichen...

During the last two decades, Vietnam has been undergoing a process of deregulating economic activities and integrating into the global economy. The passing of the Enterprise Law in 1999, which facilitated the establishment of private enterprises, and the achievement of membership of the World...

Developing countries undergoing economic crises have traditionally followed economic restructuring programmes that are based on the premise that private investment recovery is assured once the market is allowed to prevail. There is little regard for the micro-level unit - the 'investing-firm' -...

Based on original research and analysis by a group of health policy experts and economists from across the world, this book analyzes the causes and consequences of the expanding global and local commercialization of health care. It argues for the necessity and possibility of effective policy...

Intro -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction -- PART ONE: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT -- Introduction to supply chain management -- Co- evolutionary purchasing: several steps beyond supply chain management? -- Power, cost and value appropriation in...