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Privatisation, contracting-out and inter-municipal cooperation: new developments in local public service delivery

open access: yes, 2018
We briefly review recent advances in the empirical analysis of the privatisation and inter-municipal cooperation of local public services and discuss the potential of these studies.
G. Bel, R. Gradus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The “private” in the privatisation of schools: the case of Chile

open access: yesEducause Review, 2018
Privatisation of public services education is a key feature of the Global Education Reform Movement (GERM), where policy convictions, ideas, and strategies are integral to the “spreading and mutating” of reforms.
Alejandro Carrasco, H. Gunter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

THE PRIVATISATION AND THE ECONOMICAL ENVIRONMENT OF ARGES COUNTY [PDF]

open access: yesStrategii Manageriale, 2014
The privatisation process has generated over time a lot of controversial opinions of the specialists. The lack of a complete analysis of the privatisation process, even now, after more than 20 years from its beginning, has raised questions regarding the ...
Cristina, CHIRIAC
doaj  

Privatização e processo decisório

open access: yesDados: Revista de Ciências Sociais, 2009
Dans cet article, on examine les déterminants politiques de la privatisation dans le secteur de la téléphonie fixe dans quatre pays à partir d'une approche néo-institutionnelle.
Alexandre Sampaio Ferraz
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of rapid privatisation on mortality in mono-industrial towns in post-Soviet Russia: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesLancet Public Health, 2017
Summary Background Population-level data suggest that economic disruptions in the early 1990s increased working-age male mortality in post-Soviet countries.
A. Azarova   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Corporate governance and industrial relations in Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The paper discusses Polish privatisation from the industrial relations point of view. It focuses on the role of trade unions and workers councils in the privatisation process. Two polar privatisation blueprints are identified: those aiming at competitive
Federowicz, M.
core  

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A critical review of airport privatisation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Case study of Medina Airport

open access: yesCase Studies on Transport Policy, 2019
Saudi Arabia is one of the few Middle-Eastern states to have undertaken an airport privatisation programme. Medina was one of several airports that have been privatised in Saudi Arabia when it was awarded to Tibah Airports in 2012 under a Build-Transfer ...
Mohammed Chaouk   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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