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For health or for profit? Understanding how private financing and for-profit delivery operate within Canadian healthcare (4H|4P): protocol for a multimethod knowledge mobilisation research project. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2023
Hedden L, Spencer S, Allin S, Contandriopoulos D, Gavin F, Grudniewicz A, Lavergne MR, Leaver C, Lexchin J, McKay M, Mathews M, McCracken RK, McGrail K, Palmer KS, Poitras ME, Rudoler D, Spithoff S, Vanstone M.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Privatisation on the Efficiency of Train Operation in Britain [PDF]

Twenty-five train operating companies (TOCs) were created between 1994-1997, as part of the restructuring process of the railway industry in Great Britain.
Luisa Affuso, Michael Pollitt, Alvaro Angeriz   +2 more
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The Power of 'Publicness' Discourse: An Analysis of Counter-Hegemonic Formation Against Health System Privatisation. [PDF]

Sociol Health Illn
Ha J, Kim CY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Drought Exposure and Dynamic Input Adjustment in North Central U.S. Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether realized extreme drought episodes affect the speed of adjustment of derived input demands and output supplies toward their long‐run equilibrium in U.S. agriculture, focusing on states in the North Central Region.
Victor H. Lana Pinto, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Privatisation Policy in Spain: Stuck Between Liberalisation and the Protection of Nationals’ Interests [PDF]

This paper carries out an overview of the recent history of privatisation in Spain. At this point, the paper focuses on the analysis of the economic, financial and political objectives pursued by successive Spanish Administrations.
Pablo Arocena
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Transformations in doctor-patient responsibilities in China's quasi-marketised healthcare system. [PDF]

Int J Equity Health
Liu H, Walker A.
europepmc   +1 more source

One‐Year Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Emergency Department Encounters for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Statewide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Non‐operative management with antibiotics has emerged as an alternative to appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis. This study compared one‐year healthcare costs and utilization outcomes after operative versus non‐operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis using statewide administrative data.
Andrew C. Meltzer, Michael Makutonin, Taylor Gorak, Aditya Loganathan, Jack A. Meltzer, Avi Dor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managerial ownership and corporate performance in Slovenian post-privatisation period [PDF]

The Slovenian post-privatisation period has been characterised by a decline in the ownership by non-managerial owners (employees) and state-controlled funds.
Marko Simoneti, Aleksandra Gregoric
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Neither private nor new: unpacking narratives of 'ocean privatisation'. [PDF]

Marit Stud
Ceglia C, Peters K, Steinberg P.
europepmc   +1 more source