Globalisation, markets and healthcare policy : redrawing the patient as consumer / Jonathan Tritter ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Analysing patient and public involvement and health policy -- Health policies, health systems and healthcare reforms -- From patients to consumers -- Globalisation and global policy influences : mapping the big picture -- The European Union : trading in healthcare or building a healthier Europe? -- England : choice, voice and marketisation in the NHS -- Sweden : a market orientation to the welfare state -- Finland : commercialisation in the context of decentralised service provision -- Healthcare reforms, user involvement and markets in England, Finland and Sweden : are there common concerns? -- Any road will do if you don`t know where to go : conclusions and future prospects.