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Soft budget constraints in China: Evidence from the Guangdong hospital industry

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  • Karen Eggleston
  • Yu-Chu Shen
  • Mingshan Lu
  • Congdong Li
  • Jian Wang
  • Zhe Yang
  • Jing Zhang
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  • Karen Eggleston & Yu-Chu Shen & Mingshan Lu & Congdong Li & Jian Wang & Zhe Yang & Jing Zhang, 2009. "Soft budget constraints in China: Evidence from the Guangdong hospital industry," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 233-242, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:ijhcfe:v:9:y:2009:i:2:p:233-242
    DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9067-1
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    3. Berger, Michael & Sommersguter-Reichmann, Margit & Czypionka, Thomas, 2020. "Determinants of soft budget constraints: how public debt affects hospital performance in Austria," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 116865, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    5. Berger, Michael & Sommersguter-Reichmann, Margit & Czypionka, Thomas, 2020. "Determinants of soft budget constraints: How public debt affects hospital performance in Austria," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 249(C).

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    Keywords

    China; Hospitals; Soft budget constraints; I1;
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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