Ausgangspunkt dieses Beitrags ist die Beobachtung, dass seit Anfang der 1990er Jahre intensiv über eine Typologie von Wohlfahrtsstaaten diskutiert wird, eine theoretisch und empirisch fundierte Typologie von Gesundheitssystemen hingegen nicht existiert. In diesem Beitrag wird versucht, eine...

This article focuses on two major questions concerning the changing role of the state in the health care systems of OECD countries. Firstly, we ask whether major changes in the level of state involvement (in health care systems) have occurred in the past thirty years. Given the fact that three...

This article focuses on the changing role of the state in financing, providing and regulating health care services under the German health care system from 1970-2000. While a reduced role of the state can be observed in terms of financing, our analysis of service provision indicates inconsistent...

This article focuses on the changing role of the state in financing, providing and regulating health care services under the German health care system from 1970-2000. While a reduced role of the state can be observed in terms of financing, our analysis of service provision indicates inconsistent...