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Typologies of Healthcare Systems and Policies

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The emergence of the study of healthcare systems and policy as an international field of research is closely intertwined with the cross-country comparative per- spective. This connection dates back to the historical beginnings of the field: In a search for solutions to common problems, international organizations like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have always strongly promoted the systematic study of healthcare systems and poli- cies in an international context. Comparison seems to offer a natural laboratory for identifying ‘best practices’.

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  1. Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Viola Burau (Associate Professor)

  2. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Robert H. Blank (Adjunct Professor)

  3. Macerata University, Italy

    Emmanuele Pavolini (Associate Professor of Economic Sociology and Social Policy)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    Ellen Kuhlmann

  2. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Robert H. Blank (Adjunct Professor) (Adjunct Professor)

  3. Institute of Population Health and the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada

    Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (Professor) (Professor)

  4. University of Siegen, Germany

    Claus Wendt (Professor of Sociology of Health and Healthcare Systems) (Professor of Sociology of Health and Healthcare Systems)

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Burau, V., Blank, R.H., Pavolini, E. (2015). Typologies of Healthcare Systems and Policies. In: Kuhlmann, E., Blank, R.H., Bourgeault, I.L., Wendt, C. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137384935_7

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