Summary

Third edition of a text for students and practitioners of health administration and related subjects, first published in 1989. This new edition has been revised and updated, and provides a review of the major policy changes since 1993, and also looks at other developments such as casemix funding, the creation of divisions of general practice and the movement towards evidence-based medicine. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Palmer is emeritus professor of health services management and Short is a senior lecturer in health services management at the University of NSW. They have both published extensively.