. Abel-smith, Choices in health policy, an agenda for the European Union, 1995.

A. Sanchez, J. , D. Bano, M. , C. Greus et al., Spain: an explanatory model of supply and utilisation of human resources of the health care system, Cah Sociol Demogr Med, vol.35, pp.227-261, 1995.

P. Ambrose, Health system reform and the rise of family medicine in Spain, J Am Board Fam Pract, vol.9, pp.60-63, 1996.

L. Bertinato, M. Mazzeo, and G. Pocetta, The Organisation of Health Promotion and Education in Italy, Promotion & Education, vol.4, issue.2, pp.19-22, 1997.
DOI : 10.1177/102538239700400209

W. Boerma, D. Jong, F. Mulder, and P. , Health care and general practice across Europe, 1993.

P. Bourdelais, X. Gaullier, M. Imbault-huart, D. Olivennes, J. Poursin et al., Etat-providence : arguments pour une réforme, 1996.

C. Brotons, M. Iglesias, M. Zurro, A. , M. Rabadan et al., Evaluation of preventive and health promotion activities in 166 primary care practices in Spain, Family Practice, vol.13, issue.2, pp.144-151, 1996.
DOI : 10.1093/fampra/13.2.144

P. Carbonin, R. Bernabei, G. Zuccalà, and G. Gambassi, Health Care for Older Persons, A Country Profile: Italy, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol.5, issue.12, pp.1519-1522, 1997.
DOI : 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03206.x

P. Chauvin and J. Lebas, La problématique précarité et santé, un symptôme des dysfonctionnements de notre système de santé, Précarité et santé, pp.3-22, 1998.

. Collectif, Inégalités, santé et exclusions, Prévenir, vol.28, pp.7-92, 1995.

A. Contandriopoulos, Coûts et équité des systèmes de santé Communication au séminaireLa santé internationale ; un champ d'étude et de pratique professionnelle, 1991.

C. Dagum and A. Lemmi, Income distribution, social welfare, inequality, and poverty, Research on economic inequality. Greenwich, 1995.

M. Danzon and P. Poitrinal, De l'Est à l'Ouest de l'Europe : la santé malade de l'économisme, Le Monde Diplomatique, vol.3, p.11, 1996.

R. Darioli, Enseignement de médecine des assurances, 1996.

H. Deleeck, . Van-den, K. Bosch, and D. Lathouwer, Poverty and the adequacy of Social security in the EC, 1992.

D. Rosario-giraldes and M. , Portugal: current distribution and development of the human health resources, Cah Sociol Demogr Med, vol.35, pp.343-360, 1995.

M. Duriez and D. Lequet, Convergence des politiques de maîtrise des dépenses de santé et risques d'inégalités d'accès aux soins, 1991.

M. Duriez and D. Lequet, Désengagement des institutions dans le financement de la protection sociale et inégalités d'accès aux soins, 1990.

M. Duriez and D. Lequet, Les systèmes de santé de l'Union européenne. Paris, PUF, coll. que sais-je ?, 1997.

J. Elola, Health Care System Reforms in Western European Countries: The Relevance of Health Care Organization, International Journal of Health Services, vol.13, issue.2, pp.239-51, 1996.
DOI : 10.2190/8WMP-RR2K-ABM7-NVNH

E. Mire, Les transformations des systèmes de santé en Europe : vers de nouveaux contrats entre prestataires, payeurs et pouvoirs publics, Rennes, Editions ENSP, vol.175, 1995.

M. Ferrera, The Rise and Fall of Democratic Universalism: Health Care Reform in Italy, 1978???1994, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol.20, issue.2, pp.275-302, 1995.
DOI : 10.1215/03616878-20-2-275

P. Greber, Cours d'introduction au droit suisse de la sécurité sociale, pp.1997-98

J. Iglehart, Health Policy Report, Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, vol.49, issue.10, pp.503-508, 1991.
DOI : 10.1097/00006254-199410000-00013

. Institut-de-l-'humanitaire, Santé, précarité, vunérabilité en Europe Résumés de la 1 ère conférence internationale à Paris, 15-16 novembre 1996, 1996.

L. Clé, Guide social et pratique, Hospice Général, Service d'information sociale et juridique, édition, 1996.

R. Lagasse, P. Humblet, A. Lenaerts, I. Godin, and G. Moens, Health and social inequities in Belgium, Social Science & Medicine, vol.31, issue.3, pp.237-248, 1990.
DOI : 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90270-3

P. Lardelli, J. Blanco, and M. Delgado-rodríguez, Influence of socioeconomic and health care development on infant and perinatal mortality in Spain 1975-86., Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol.47, issue.4, pp.260-264, 1993.
DOI : 10.1136/jech.47.4.260

L. Goff and J. , Crise et insécurité sociale : traitement de choc pour la santé européenne, Le Monde Diplomatique, vol.7, p.25, 1997.

D. Lequet-slama and C. Parayre, Données sur la situation sanitaire et sociale en France en 1998, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité, 1998.

D. Light, The real ethics of rationing, BMJ, vol.315, issue.7100, pp.112-115, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.315.7100.112

C. Ludvigsen and K. Roberts, Health care policies and Europe: the implications for practice, 1996.

V. Mapelli, Health needs, demand for health services and expenditure across social groups in Italy: An empirical investigation, Social Science & Medicine, vol.36, issue.8, pp.999-1009, 1993.
DOI : 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90117-M

N. Rubio, M. Jovell, A. Schor, and E. , Socioeconomic status and preventive health-care use by children in Spain, Am J Prev Med, vol.11, pp.256-262, 1995.

N. Ott and G. Wagner, Income, inequality and poverty in Eastern and Western Europe, 1997.

T. Perneger, J. Etter, and A. Rougemont, Switching Swiss enrollees from indemnity health insurance to managed care: the effect on health status and stisfaction with care., American Journal of Public Health, vol.86, issue.3, pp.388-393, 1996.
DOI : 10.2105/AJPH.86.3.388

A. Piperno, D. Orio, and F. , Social differences in health and utilization of health services in Italy, Social Science & Medicine, vol.31, issue.3, pp.305-312, 1990.
DOI : 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90277-Y

U. Rehfeldt, Effritement du modèle social européen, Le Monde Diplomatique, vol.7, p.25, 1994.

M. Roncaglioni, V. Bertelè, J. Pangrazzi, L. Santoro, and G. Tognoni, Health inequalities in Italy, The Lancet, vol.350, issue.9090, pp.1557-1558, 1997.
DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63998-0

R. Saltman and J. Figueras, Analyzing the evidence on European health care reforms, Health Affairs, vol.17, issue.2, pp.85-108, 1998.
DOI : 10.1377/hlthaff.17.2.85

C. Schneider-bunner, La justice sociale dans les systèmes de santé européens, 1995.

P. Townsend and N. Davidson, The Black Report, 1982.

P. Van-der-stuyft, M. Woodward, J. Amstrong, D. Muynck, and A. , Uptake of preventive health care among Mediterranean migrants in Belgium., Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol.47, issue.1, pp.10-13, 1993.
DOI : 10.1136/jech.47.1.10

C. Waddell and A. Petersen, Just health: inequality in illness, care and prevention, p.424, 1994.

J. Weissman and A. Epstein, Falling through the safety net, 1994.

H. Zenker, Z. Mohammadzadeh, and T. Hilbert, Asylum seekers / refugees and health in the nineties Proceedings of an expert meeting in Bremen, Public Health Office, pp.9-10, 1996.

W. Holland, European community atlas of avoidable deaths, 1991.

. Eurostat, Portrait social de l'Europe, 1995.

. Eurostat, Annuaire statistique des régions, 1997.

. Eurostat, Panel de ménages de la Communauté européenne, 1994.

S. Diris, Indicateurs sociosanitaires, 1995.

. Eurostat, Les jeunes de l'Union Européenne, 1997.

. Eurostat, Les femmes et les hommes dans l'Union Européenne, 1995.

J. Ashton and H. Seymour, The New Public Health, 1988.

J. Ashton, Inaugural lecture "A vision of Health for the North West, Liverpool, 1995.

J. Bury, Inventory of public health and health promotion training in the European Union, 1997.

R. Dahrendorf, Economic opportunity, civil society, and political liberty. UNRISD Conference, Rethinking Social Development, 1995.

I. Kickbusch, Keynote address presented on the occasion of the Healthy People 2000 Consortium Meeting "Building the Prevention Agenda for 2010: Lessons Learned, 1996.

T. Mckeown, The Role of Medicine. Dream, Mirage or Nemesis? Nuffield Provincial Hospital Trust, 1976.

C. Taylor, Measuring community participation and changes in health behaviour in a health promotion programme in Sardegna Italy, Dipartimento di Igiene e Sanità Pubblica ? Cagliari, 1997.

L. Aday, Health Status of Vulnerable Populations, Annual Review of Public Health, vol.15, issue.1, pp.487-509, 1994.
DOI : 10.1146/annurev.pu.15.050194.002415

M. Adler, S. Foster, H. Grosskurth, J. Richens, and H. Slavin, Sexually transmitted infections: guidelines for prevention and treatment, 1998.

J. Allen, S. Maisto, and G. Connors, Self-report Screening Tests for Alcohol Problems in Primary Care, Archives of Internal Medicine, vol.155, issue.16, pp.1726-1729, 1995.
DOI : 10.1001/archinte.1995.00430160044005

. American-medical-association, Guidelines for adolescent preventive services (GAPS) American Medical Association, 1997.

D. Baker and H. Taylor, Inequality in health and health service use for mothers of young children in south west England. Survey Team of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood Team., Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol.51, issue.1, pp.74-79, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/jech.51.1.74

K. Calman, Equity, poverty and health for all, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7088, pp.1187-1191, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7088.1187a

D. Centers and . Control, Prevention and control of tuberculosis in US communities with at-risk minority populations: recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, MMWR, vol.41, 1992.

. Collectif, La prévention des conduites à risque et les publics marginalisés, Prévenir, vol.32, pp.103-158, 1997.

. Collectif, Prévention, médecine générale et milieux défavorisés : état des lieux et perspectives, séminaire européen, 23-25 octobre 1997, 1996.

L. Ferris, P. Norton, and E. Dunn, Guidelines for Managing Domestic Abuse When Male and Female Partners Are Patients of the Same Physician, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol.278, issue.10, pp.851-857, 1997.
DOI : 10.1001/jama.1997.03550100077043

V. Fontaa and J. Senninger, Le médecin et le toxicomane, 1996.

J. Fries, C. Koop, J. Sokolov, C. Beadle, and D. Dewright, Beyond health promotion: reducing need and demand for medical care, Health Affairs, vol.17, issue.2, pp.70-84, 1998.
DOI : 10.1377/hlthaff.17.2.70

P. Gulbrandsen, P. Hjortdahl, and P. Fugelli, General practitioners' knowledge of their patients' psychosocial problems: multipractice questionnaire survey, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7086, pp.1014-1018, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7086.1014

M. Hamburg, Public health and urban medicine, Lancet, vol.348, pp.1008-1010, 1996.

T. Hemmingsson, I. Lundberg, A. Romelsjo, and L. Alfredsson, Alcoholism in social classes and occupations in Sweden, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol.26, issue.3, pp.584-591, 1997.
DOI : 10.1093/ije/26.3.584

D. Hunter and G. Fairfield, Managed care: Disease management, BMJ, vol.315, issue.7099, pp.50-53, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.315.7099.50
URL : http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/315/7099/50

W. James, M. Nelson, A. Ralph, and S. Leather, Socioeconomic determinants of health: The contribution of nutrition to inequalities in health, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7093, pp.1545-1549, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7093.1545

J. Klein, The National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health, JAMA, vol.278, issue.10, pp.864-865, 1997.
DOI : 10.1001/jama.1997.03550100090045

L. Pilote, J. Tulsky, and A. Zolopa, Tuberculosis Prophylaxis in the Homeless, Archives of Internal Medicine, vol.156, issue.2, pp.161-165, 1996.
DOI : 10.1001/archinte.1996.00440020063008

J. Samet, S. Rollnick, and H. Barnes, Beyond CAGE, Archives of Internal Medicine, vol.156, issue.20, pp.2287-2292, 1996.
DOI : 10.1001/archinte.1996.00440190027002

D. Spence, J. Hotchkiss, C. Williams, and P. Davies, Tuberculosis and poverty., BMJ, vol.307, issue.6907, pp.759-761, 1993.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.759

J. Volmink and P. Garner, Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of strategies to promote adherence to tuberculosis treatment, BMJ, vol.315, issue.7120, pp.1403-1406, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.315.7120.1403

C. Waddell and A. Petersen, Just health: inequalities in illness, care and prevention, Churchill Livingston, vol.424, 1994.

A. Worrall, J. Rea, and Y. Ben-shlomo, Counting the cost of social disadvantage in primary care: retrospective analysis of patient data, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7073, pp.38-42, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7073.38

S. Arnstein, Eight Rungs on the ladder of citizen participation In: Vaandrager, HW. Constructing a healthy balance: Action and Research ingredients to facilitate the process of health promotion, 1995.

G. Boonekamp, H. Vaandrager, M. Koelen, and L. Kennedy-haynes, Travelling through health promotion land. Guidelines for developing and sustaining health promotion programmes, derived from a European experience, 1995.

A. Brownlea, Participation: Myths, realities and prognosis, Social Science & Medicine, vol.25, issue.6, pp.605-614, 1987.
DOI : 10.1016/0277-9536(87)90085-2

P. Contu and C. Congiu, Health promotion through community participation: project for Sardinia Health in cities: a global conference. Research and Change in Urban Community Health: Avebury Aldershot, pp.359-376, 1995.

P. Contu, Action research methodologies in monitoring and evaluation: difficulties and challenges, Paper for the International Conference on Health Promotion and Nutrition, p.26

P. Contu, Il ruolo della scuola nella promozione del consumo di latteLatte nascere ogni giorno Relazione al Congresso Nazionale Straordinario di Pediatria, pp.6-10, 1997.

P. Contu, V. Coroneo, S. Ponti, and . Un, esperienza di promozione della salute nella scuola. Educazione Sanitaria e promozione della salute, pp.44-53, 1998.

P. Contu and . Verso-una-diagnosi-di-comunità, Cagliari vista attraverso il censimento generale della popolazione. Piano socio-assistenziale del Comune di Cagliari, 1998.

S. Denman, Do schools provide an opportunity for meeting The health of the nation targets?, Journal of Public Health, vol.16, issue.2, pp.229-224, 1996.
DOI : 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a042960

R. Downie and C. Fyfe, Health Education in Schools, Ethics in Health Education, pp.125-144, 1990.

J. Dwyer, THE POLITICS OF PARTICIPATION, Community Health Studies, vol.11, issue.21, pp.59-65, 1989.
DOI : 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1989.tb00177.x

K. Hurrelmann, A. Leppin, and E. Nordlohne, Promoting health in schools: the German example, Health Promotion International, vol.10, issue.2, pp.53-59, 1995.
DOI : 10.1093/heapro/10.2.121

B. Israel, K. Cummings, M. Dignan, C. Heaney, D. Perales et al., Evaluation of Health Education Programs: Current Assessment and Future Directions, Health Education & Behavior, vol.22, issue.3, pp.364-389, 1995.
DOI : 10.1177/109019819402200308

I. Kalnins, M. Queen, D. Backett, K. Cutrice, L. Currie et al., Children, empowerment and health promotion: some new directions in research and practice, Health Promotion International, vol.7, issue.1, pp.53-59, 1992.
DOI : 10.1093/heapro/7.1.53

I. Kalnins, C. Hart, P. Ballantyne, G. Quartaro, R. Love et al., School-based community development as a health promotion strategy for children, Health Promotion International, vol.9, issue.4, pp.269-279, 1994.
DOI : 10.1093/heapro/9.4.269

J. Kemm and D. Booth, Promotion of healthier eating. How to collect and use information for planning, monitoring & evaluation, 1992.

S. Mcgraw, E. Stone, and S. Osganian, Design of process evaluation within the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Health Education Quarterly, suppl. 2: Process Evaluation in the Multicenter Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH), pp.5-26, 1994.

P. Pirie, Evaluating health promotion programs Basic questions and approaches Health promotion at the community level, pp.201-208, 1990.

S. Porcu, F. Argiolas, C. Congiu, V. Coroneo, P. Contu et al., Building intersectorial cooperation in a lowincome neighbourhood of Cagliari. International Healthy and Ecological Cities Congress, pp.13-18, 1995.

J. Pretty, Regenerating agriculture: policies and practice for sustainability and self-reliance, 1995.

J. Prompers, Nutrition Promotion in Schools. Research to develop and implement an instrument for a process evaluation of activities carried out in schools in Sardinia about healthy nutrition

S. Rifkin, F. Muller, and W. Bichmann, Primary health care: on measuring participation, Social Science & Medicine, vol.26, issue.9, pp.931-940, 1988.
DOI : 10.1016/0277-9536(88)90413-3

C. Taylor, Measuring community participation and changes in health behaviour in a health promotion programme in Sardegna Italy, Dipartimento di Igiene e Sanità Publica ? Cagliari, 1997.

H. Vaandrager, Constructing a healthy balance; action and research ingredients to facilitate the process of health promotion. Wageningen: Department of Communication and Innovation Studies, 1995.

D. Aïach and D. Cebe, Symptomatologie et conduites de maladie, 1982.

F. Baudier and J. Arènes, Baromètre santé adultes 95-96, 1997.

M. Farrel, Drug misusers: whose business is it?, BMJ, vol.315, issue.7108, pp.559-560, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.315.7108.559

M. Gornick, P. Eggers, and T. Reily, Effects of Race and Income on Mortality and Use of Services among Medicare Beneficiaries, New England Journal of Medicine, vol.335, issue.11, pp.797-798, 1996.
DOI : 10.1056/NEJM199609123351106

N. Guignon, Les consommations d'alcool, de tabac et de psychotropes en France 1991-1992, Solidarité Santé, vol.1, pp.171-185, 1994.

F. Guillemin, A. Paul-dauphin, J. Virion, and C. Briançon, Profil de santé de Duke, Santé Publique, vol.9, pp.35-44, 1997.

D. Huas, B. Darne, B. Rueff, P. Lombrail, and B. Leblanc, Maladies alcooliques et consultations de médecine générale : prévalence et détection, Rev Prat, vol.81, pp.45-49, 1990.

H. Kristenson, H. Ohlin, M. Huten-nosslin, E. Trell, and B. Hood, Identification and Intervention of Heavy Drinking in Middle-Aged Men: Results and Follow-up of 24???60 Months of Long-Term Study with Randomized Controls, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol.36, issue.2
DOI : 10.1016/0091-7435(82)90044-5

A. Physicians, Inner-city health care, Ann Intern Med, vol.127, pp.485-490, 1997.

J. Samet, S. Rollnick, and H. Barnes, Beyond CAGE. A brief clinical approach after detection of substance abuse, Archives of Internal Medicine, vol.156, issue.20, pp.2287-2293, 1996.
DOI : 10.1001/archinte.156.20.2287

P. Wallace, S. Cutler, and A. Haines, Randomised controlled trial of general practitioner intervention in patients with excessive alcohol consumption., BMJ, vol.297, issue.6649, pp.663-665, 1998.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.297.6649.663

B. Abel-smith and E. Mossialos, Cost containment and health care reform: a study of the European Union, Health Policy, vol.28, issue.2, pp.89-132, 1994.
DOI : 10.1016/0168-8510(94)90030-2

A. Externo-dos-seviços-de-saúde, Documento de Trabalho, 1998.

J. Anell, Implementing planned markets in health services. The Swedish Case Implementing Planned Markets in Health Care, Buckingham: Open University, pp.206-209, 1995.

J. Bailey and R. Womeodu, Prevention in managed care: obstacles and opportunities, J Tenn Med Assoc, vol.89, pp.122-125, 1996.

H. Barnum, J. Kutzin, and H. Saxenian, Incentives and provider payment methods, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, vol.6, issue.1, pp.23-45, 1995.
DOI : 10.1002/hpm.4740100104

J. Cairns, Contracts: problems and prospects, Health Policy, vol.25, issue.1-2, pp.127-167, 1993.
DOI : 10.1016/0168-8510(93)90107-Z

D. Wildt, G. Bhopal, R. Lavender, and M. , Research into purchasing health care: time to face the challenge., Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol.50, issue.6, pp.611-612, 1996.
DOI : 10.1136/jech.50.6.611

M. Dixon, T. Murray, and D. Jenner, The Locality Commissioning Handbook. From vision to reality, 1998.

N. Evans and D. Panter, Contracting through district health authorities, Br J Hosp Med, vol.54, pp.52-53, 1995.

B. Experton, Z. Li, L. Branch, R. Ozminkowski, and D. Mellon-lacey, The impact of payor/provider type on health care use and expenditures among the frail elderly., American Journal of Public Health, vol.87, issue.2, pp.210-216, 1997.
DOI : 10.2105/AJPH.87.2.210

B. Experton, R??forme des syst??mes de sant?? et choix de soci??t?? : vers l'adoption d'un "nouveau mod??le am??ricain"?, m??decine/sciences, vol.13, issue.2, pp.208-212, 1997.
DOI : 10.4267/10608/337

G. Fairfield, D. Hunter, D. Mechanic, and F. Rosleff, Managed care: Implications of managed care for health systems, clinicians, and patients, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7098, pp.1895-1898, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7098.1895

G. Fairfield, D. Hunter, D. Mechanic, and F. Rosleff, Managed care: origins, principles, and evolution, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7097, pp.1823-1826, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7097.1823
URL : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2126918

J. Figueras, J. Roberts, and C. Sanderson, Contracting, Planning, Competition and Efficiency, Managerial Issues in the Reformed NHS

A. Files and M. Murray, German risk structure compensation: enhancing equity and effectiveness, Inquiry, vol.32, pp.302-309, 1995.

M. Friedman, M. Bailit, and J. Michel, Vendor Management: A Model for Collaboration and Quality Improvement, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, vol.21, issue.11, pp.635-680, 1995.
DOI : 10.1016/S1070-3241(16)30192-4

G. Glandon and R. Shapiro, Economics and quality of life outcomes: managed care perspectives, Oncology, vol.9, pp.111-119, 1995.

H. Glennerster, L. Grand, and J. , The Development of Quasi-Markets in Welfare Provision in the United Kingdom, International Journal of Health Services, vol.23, issue.3
DOI : 10.1007/978-1-349-22873-7

D. Goldstein, Building and managing effective physician organizations under capitation, 1996.

C. Ham, Population-Centered and Patient-Focused Purchasing: The U.K. Experience, The Milbank Quarterly, vol.74, issue.2, pp.191-214, 1996.
DOI : 10.2307/3350246

S. Harrison, Working the Markets: Purchaser/Provider Separation in English Health Care, International Journal of Health Services, vol.11, issue.4, p.635, 1991.
DOI : 10.2190/BTXE-XGBW-BDFK-B5G6

K. Hinrichs, The Impact of German Health Insurance Reforms on Redistribution and the Culture of Solidarity, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol.20, issue.3, pp.654-687, 1995.
DOI : 10.1215/03616878-20-3-653

K. Hodgson and R. Hoile, Managing Health Service Contracts

T. Jost, D. Hughes, J. Mchale, and L. Griffiths, The British Health Care Reforms, the American Health Care Revolution, and Purchaser/Provider Contracts, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol.20, issue.4, pp.885-908, 1995.
DOI : 10.1215/03616878-20-4-885

R. Levaggi, NHS contracts: An agency approach, Health Economics, vol.5, issue.4, pp.341-352, 1996.
DOI : 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199607)5:4<341::AID-HEC196>3.0.CO;2-7

A. Maarssen and R. Janssen, Reforming health care in the Netherlands, Health Services Management, vol.90, pp.19-21, 1994.

A. Maynard, Can competition enhance efficiency in health care? Lessons from the reform of the UK national health service, Soc Sci Med, vol.39, pp.1438-1445, 1994.

J. Ovretveit, Purchasing for health gain, The European Journal of Public Health, vol.3, issue.2, pp.77-84, 1993.
DOI : 10.1093/eurpub/3.2.77

F. Palumbo and C. Mullins, Quality of care data from managed care organizations, New Engl J Med, vol.336, pp.443-444, 1997.

J. Rovner, Scrutiny of managed care continues in USA, The Lancet, vol.349, issue.9049, p.412, 1997.
DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)80048-7

R. Saltman and J. Figueras, European health care reform Analysis of current strategies, WHO Regional Publications, 1997.

R. Saltman and J. Figueras, Analyzing the evidence on European health care reforms, Health Affairs, vol.17, issue.2, pp.85-108, 1998.
DOI : 10.1377/hlthaff.17.2.85

F. Schut, Health Care Reform in the Netherlands: Balancing Corporatism, Etatism, and Market Mechanisms, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol.20, issue.3, pp.615-652, 1995.
DOI : 10.1215/03616878-20-3-615

F. Schwartz and R. Busse, Fixed budgets in the ambulatory care sector: the German experience Fixing health budgets: experience from Europe and North America, 1996.

T. Signorelli and A. J. , The future of physician directed networks, Medical Alliances Inc, 1996.

R. Smith, The future of healthcare systems, BMJ, vol.314, issue.7093, pp.1495-1496, 1997.
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.314.7093.1495

D. Tod, GP fundholding: fact or fiction, Br J Med Hosp Med, vol.54, pp.471-472, 1995.