Health Systems Governance in Europe: The Role of European Union Law and Policy

by Govin Permanand, Rita Baeten, Tamara K. Hervey

Book Overview

There is a fundamental contradiction at the core of health policy in the European Union that makes it difficult to draw a line between EU and Member State responsibilities. This raises a number of difficult questions for policy makers and practitioners as they struggle to interpret both 'hard' and 'soft' laws at EU and Member State level and to reconcile tensions between economic and social imperatives in health care. This book addresses these complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521629691
• ISBN13: 9780521747561
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 786 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"