MAP20070023064Private markets in health and welfare : an international perspective / edited by Norman Johnson. — Oxford [etc.] : Berg, 1995XIV, 249 p. ; 22 cmSumario: As the costs of health care have escalated in recent years, governments have encouraged private markets to assume a greater role in providing what were formerly state services. The impetus for this development stemmed from attempts to control public expenditure and reduce the role of the state. This topical collection by eminent scholars examines the growing role of private markets in the provision and finance of health and welfare services in six Western countries and three Central European countries