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Papers by Dagmar Radin

Public sector economics, Jun 10, 2024

This is an Open Access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0... more This is an Open Access article distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License which permits non commercial use and redistribution, as long as you give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

Public sector economics, Dec 7, 2022

Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava

U ovom sistematiziranom pregledu istražuje se postojeća literatura objavljena od 1990. do travnja... more U ovom sistematiziranom pregledu istražuje se postojeća literatura objavljena od 1990. do travnja 2021. o napredovanju žena do vodećih pozicija u zdravstvu u europskim zemljama. Rezultati upućuju na to da se malo postojećih studija bavi napredovanjem žena do vodećih pozicija u zdravstvu u europskim zemljama. Studije analizirane u ovom članku pokazuju da su ravnoteža između poslovnog i privatnog života, društveni rodni stereotipi, profesionalni elitizam i nedostatak institucijske potpore ženama u karijeri kao što su mentorstvo ili fleksibilno radno vrijeme glavni čimbenici koji sprječavaju žene da napreduju do vodećih pozicija u zdravstvenom sustavu. Isto tako, mjere poput formalnog mentorstva, fleksibilno radno vrijeme i ugovor o radu kraćem od punog radnog vremena smatraju se institucijskim mjerama koje bi mogle pomoći u prevladavanju nekih prepreka razvoju karijere žena u zdravstvenoj skrbi.

University of North Texas, Aug 1, 2006

, 246 pp., 16 tables, 27 illustrations, references, 161 titles. This study examines the factors t... more , 246 pp., 16 tables, 27 illustrations, references, 161 titles. This study examines the factors that have contributed to the success of some Central and Eastern European countries to improve their health care sector in the post communist period, while leaving others to its demise. While most literature has been focused on the political and economic transition of Eastern Europe, very little research has been done about the welfare aspects of the transition process, especially the health care sector. While the focus on political consequences and main macroeconomic reforms has shed light on many important processes, the lack of research of health care issues has lead to consequences on our ability to understand its impact on the future of the new democracies and their sustainability. This model looks at the impact of international (World Bank) and domestic institutions, corruption and public support and how they affect the ability of some countries to improve and reform their health care sector in the post-transition period.

Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik, 2020

Croatian Medical Journal, 2021

Aim To assess the European Union's (EU) impact on the Croatian health policy, and identify wh... more Aim To assess the European Union's (EU) impact on the Croatian health policy, and identify which mechanisms and processes were used to shape a particular health policy on the EU and national levels. The study focused on the rare diseases policy to obtain a better insight into the process of policy shaping, starting at the EU level and moving down to the Croatian national level. Methods We conducted actor analysis, policy networks, and semi-structured qualitative interviews with key policy actors at the EU and domestic level. The analysis of actors included actor mapping, the analysis of their relationships, and of their interdependence. Policy networks involved identifying key actors and analyzing them separately to create both policy networks to explain their hierarchy and relationships. Semi-structured interviews included ten key experts at the EU and national health policy levels. Results The implementation of the EU health policy is complex. Hard and soft law were complement...

Politička misao, 2020

The international dissemination of expertise in most transition countries is underdeveloped becau... more The international dissemination of expertise in most transition countries is underdeveloped because of a number of developmental and practical challenges. Croatia’s overall educational and innovatory potential for health knowledge transfer remains above average when compared to what has been achieved by other new EU Member States, and it is dominated by public sector research institutes and universities. This unrealized potential could be improved further by enhancing the international dissemination of Croatian medical expertise using public diplomacy. The aim of this paper is to address the way in which the international dissemination of medical expertise in transition countries can serve as a tool of public diplomacy to improve its scope and success, in addition to advancing the scope of the knowledge transfer itself. The case of Croatia is used as an example. An effective communication strategy is an important element of public diplomacy that, by influencing public opinion, provi...

In the last thirty years, there has been a significant increase in the globalization process, or ... more In the last thirty years, there has been a significant increase in the globalization process, or as other refer to it, the internationalization, free trade, or liberalization. This trend was reflected in the increasing number of newly formed international organization (economic and security) as well as in the increased membership in the already existing ones. The evidence of this trend has been particularly visible since the end of the Cold War, when the race of the Eastern European countries to enter international organizations has been as competitive as ever. Nonetheless, a number of countries, upon careful evaluation and consideration of membership, has opted out of the opportunity to enter such international agreements. The question that this paper addresses is how do countries decided whether to enter or not international organizations? In other words, what elements, processes, and motives lie behind the decision of countries to commit to a new membership? Most of the studies t...

This study examines the factors that have contributed to the success of some Central and Eastern ... more This study examines the factors that have contributed to the success of some Central and Eastern European countries to improve their health care sector in the post communist period, while leaving others to its demise. While most literature has been focused on the political and economic transition of Eastern Europe, very little research has been done about the welfare aspects of the transition process, especially the health care sector. While the focus on political consequences and main macroeconomic reforms has shed light on many important processes, the lack of research of health care issues has lead to consequences on our ability to understand its impact on the future of the new democracies and their sustainability. This model looks at the impact of international (World Bank) and domestic institutions, corruption and public support and how they affect the ability of some countries to improve and reform their health care sector in the post-transition period.

Journal of health services research & policy, Jan 24, 2015

While corruption has been at the center of academic studies and on the agenda of international or... more While corruption has been at the center of academic studies and on the agenda of international organizations for a couple of decades, in the health care sector corruption has not generated much interest or progress. At the centre of this issue is the lack of an interdisciplinary approach, which is warranted given the complexity of the issue and the lack of cooperation between STET scientifically rigorous academics and policy-makers, leaving room for more cooperation and progress.

Social Science & Medicine, 2013

Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often... more Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often a highly debated topic in the political arena. The importance of considering trust in the health care sector is highlighted by studies showing that trust is associated, among others, with poor self-related health, and poorer health outcomes. Similarly, corruption has shown to create economic costs and inefficiencies in the health care sector. This is particularly important for a newly democratized country such as Croatia, where a policy responsive government indicates a high level of quality of democracy (Roberts, 2009) and where a legacy of corruption in the health care sector has been carried over from the previous regime. In this study, I assess the relationship between health care corruption and trust in public health care and hypothesize that experience with health care corruption as well as perception of corruption has a negative effect on trust in public care facilities. Data were collected in two surveys, administered in 2007 and 2009 in Croatia. Experience with corruption and salience with corruption has a negative effect on trust in public health care in the 2007 survey, but not in the 2009 survey. While the results are mixed, they point to the importance of further studying this relationship.

Policy-Making at the European Periphery, 2018

The system does not actually function at all, it works with Brownian motion. Brownian motion is a... more The system does not actually function at all, it works with Brownian motion. Brownian motion is a random movement of small particles in one space. When there is no air blowing, then the particles are doing a strange trajectory and it's called Brownian motion. Our system has no clear conception because no one has created it.

Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often... more Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often a highly debated topic in the political arena. The importance of considering European Union accession’s impact on the health care sector of new member countries is highlighted by studies showing that accession to the Union has significant impacts on the socio-economic indicators of the new members, while the impacts on the health care system are less known. This is particularly important for a Central and East European country such as Croatia, where a policy responsive government indicates a high level of quality of democracy (Roberts, 2009) and where issues in the health care system have been carried over from the previous regime. In this study, I summarize the current status of health care in the European Union and the reasons behind the failure to create a stronger legislative framework around health care issues and its consequences. I find that the absence of more meaningful hard la...

Corruption and good governance have been a widely debated topic in the study of emerging democrac... more Corruption and good governance have been a widely debated topic in the study of emerging democracies worldwide. The importance of considering corruption in new democracies is highlighted by studies showing that corruption is associated with, among others, low trust in political institutions, economic costs and inefficiencies, and low interpersonal trust. This is particularly important for new democracies because corruption stifles their ability to overcome transitional challenges as well as ensuring successful democratic consolidation. In this study, we assess the relationship between democratic uncertainty, party instability and corruption and hypothesize that democratic uncertainty, coupled with highly fractionalized party sys-

CROATIAN AND COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION tems cause political actors to have high discount ... more CROATIAN AND COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION tems cause political actors to have high discount rates of the future thus incentivizing them to continue engaging in corrupt behavior. We analyze these relationships in a multiple regression analysis of seventy-three new democracies, as well as in the Croatian case study, and find that political party fractionalization increases corruption, delayed by one election cycle. Being a new democracy also increases corruption.

Public sector economics, Jun 10, 2024

Public sector economics, Dec 7, 2022

Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava

University of North Texas, Aug 1, 2006

Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik, 2020

Croatian Medical Journal, 2021

Politička misao, 2020

Journal of health services research & policy, Jan 24, 2015

Social Science & Medicine, 2013

Policy-Making at the European Periphery, 2018

Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often... more Health and health care provision are one of the most important topics in public policy, and often a highly debated topic in the political arena. The importance of considering European Union accession’s impact on the health care sector of new member countries is highlighted by studies showing that accession to the Union has significant impacts on the socio-economic indicators of the new members, while the impacts on the health care system are less known. This is particularly important for a Central and East European country such as Croatia, where a policy responsive government indicates a high level of quality of democracy (Roberts, 2009) and where issues in the health care system have been carried over from the previous regime. In this study, I summarize the current status of health care in the European Union and the reasons behind the failure to create a stronger legislative framework around health care issues and its consequences. I find that the absence of more meaningful hard la...