Choice has re-emerged as a key theme in UK public policy. Drawing on a major empirical study of choice in NHS London, the authors report on some important policy implications. First, NHS as well as private sector providers responded to pro choice incentives. Second, the supply-side response was...

1. Introduction and rationale -- 2. Professional dominance theory restated -- 3. The shock of the new public management : UK health care organizations transformed? -- 4. Network governance reforms : a post-NPM-reform narrative? -- 5. Governmentality and health care organizations -- 6....

This paper explores the determinants of performance of research groups in the context of the emergence of knowledge as a key intangible asset. It focuses specifically on how best to configure knowledge producers for optimal effectiveness in the current research environment. It explores the...