Between Equity and Local Autonomy : A Governance Dilemma in Swedish Healthcare

Both national equity in healthcare and the county councils’ local autonomy are important values supported by Swedish law. Politically it is a balancing act; how much freedom should the county councils have and to what extent should healthcare be equal throughout the country? The general aim of this...

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Main Author: Fredriksson, Mio
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-162605
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-8239-8