Buyer power and provider efficiency: the case of hospital provision in a national health service

Aleix Gregori and Misericordia Carles

Public Money & Management, 2022, vol. 42, issue 2, 70-78

Abstract: The authors show that public buyer power is associated with higher provider efficiency. This paper is of value to practitioners and policy-makers world wide, because it suggests that a model of governance based on a strong purchasing agency may lead to an efficient public provision, avoiding the waste of resources.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2019.1706274

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