Toth, Federico (2013) National health services tend to be introduced by countries with social democratic governments that also have a concentration of political power. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (06 Jun 2013). Website.
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Why do different countries have different healthcare systems? Federico Toth looks at the three major types of healthcare systems in industrialised countries: voluntary insurance, social health insurance, and national health services (NHS). Using evidence from 15 countries, he argues that those countries with left-leaning governments tend to institute an NHS, while those who are right leaning or authoritarian tend to introduce a model based on social health insurance. He also finds that those countries where political power is concentrated on the government’s executive have a greater likelihood of introducing an NHS.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2017 13:05 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 19:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72610 |
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