The efficiency trap: Wicked problems, complexity, and adaptive governance in health systems policy.
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- 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650
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- 2026 Sep
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650,
title = {The efficiency trap: Wicked problems, complexity, and adaptive governance in health systems policy.},
author = {Lethborg C and Shiner CT and Collins M and Braddy L and Harris RJ and Ryan C and Zordan R and Sundararajan V},
year = {2026},
journal = {Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)},
doi = {10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The efficiency trap: Wicked problems, complexity, and adaptive governance in health systems policy. AU - Lethborg C AU - Shiner CT AU - Collins M AU - Braddy L AU - Harris RJ AU - Ryan C AU - Zordan R AU - Sundararajan V PY - 2026 JO - Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) DO - 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650 ER -
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C, L., CT, S., M, C., L, B., RJ, H., C, R., R, Z., & V, S. (2026). The efficiency trap: Wicked problems, complexity, and adaptive governance in health systems policy.. Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105650
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