This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers.
Author Biography:
Paula Blomquist, Uppsala University, Sweden
Seán Boyle, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Alban Davesne, Sciences Po, France
Eduardo González Fidalgo, University of Oviedo, Spain
Patrick Hassenteufel, University of Versailles , France
Monika Ewa Kaminska, University of Bremen, Germany
Tanja Klenk, University of Potsdam, Germany
Ingalill Montanari, Stockholm University, Sweden
Kenneth Nelson, Stockholm University, Sweden
August Österle, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Bruno Palier, Sciences Po, France
Giovanna Vicarelli, Politecnica delle Marche University, Italy
Juan Ventura Victoria, University of Oviedo, Spain
Ulrika Wildblat, Uppsala University, Sweden