Questioning path dependence theory

The case of the British NHS

Bibliographic Data

ID6326272
AuthorsFiona Ro (0000-0003-0909-6988, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Fiona Ross (0000-0002-1094-2961, University of Bristol)
Year2007
Volume35
Issue4
Pages591-610
Publication date2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/030557307782453047
OpenAlexW1968653933
LanguageEN
Citations received7

English Over the past decade, path dependence theory has found widespread support among students of institutions and public policy. Yet, outside economics, remarkably few studies have investigated the most rigorous formulation of increasing returns, preferring theoretically looser configurations of path dependence. This article seeks to evaluate the applicability of increasing returns arguments to the British National Health Service, a case heralded as a defining example of path dependency. The development of health policy in Britain demonstrates that policy development is driven by a far more complex and endogenous set of forces than can be captured by a parsimonious model of returns

Dependency (UML · Economic system · Economics · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Path (computing · Path dependence · Path dependency · Path dependent · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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