It’s the economy, stupid! When economics and politics override health policy goals – the case of tax reliefs to build private hospitals in Ireland in the early 2000s [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Objectives: To analyse the policy process that led to changes to the Finance Acts in 2001 and 2002 that gave tax-reliefs to build private hospitals in Ireland. Methods: Qualitative research methods of documentary analysis and in-depth semi-structured interviews with elites involved in the policy pro...

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Main Authors: Sara A. Burke, Ruairi Brugha, Stephen Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2018-08-01
Series:HRB Open Research
Online Access:https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/1-1/v2