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Policy lessons from physicians’ strikes

Author: Gregory P Marchildon

Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Drawing upon the literature on physicians’ strikes from other OECD countries, the experience with physician strikes in Israel is put into comparative perspective. There are both structural and ideological factors that help to explain why there have been more strikes in Israel relative to other countries. At the same time, the dynamics of the strike and divisions within the medical profession in Israel, may be contributing to policy drift. This is a commentary on http://www.ijhpr.org/content/2/1/33.

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Title: Policy lessons from physicians’ strikes
Author: Gregory P Marchildon
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-4015-2-34

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