the dynamics of change in the health care arena in the United States, Britain, and Canada /
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.
Ch. 1. Understanding the dynamics of change in the health care arena -- pt. I. Episodes of policy change -- Ch. 2. The establishment of the welfare state in the health care arena -- Ch. 3. The reforms of the 1990s -- Ch. 4. Institutions, ideas, interests, actors, and the accidents of policy episodes -- pt. II. The distinctive logics of national systems -- Ch. 5. The United States: the logic of the mixed market -- Ch. 6. Britain: the logic of corporatism meets the internal market -- Ch. 7. Canada: the logic of the single-payer system -- Ch. 8. Conclusion.
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Looks at the USA, Britain and Canada to offer an international comparative study of public policy systems, as well as a recent history of the evolution of each national health care system. The book explores what drives change and why certain changes occur in some nations and not in others.
Accidental logics.
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Medical care-- Canada-- Finance-- Decision making.
Medical care-- Great Britain-- Finance-- Decision making.
Medical care-- United States-- Finance-- Decision making.
Medical policy-- Canada-- Decision making.
Medical policy-- Great Britain-- Decision making.
Medical policy-- United States-- Decision making.
Delivery of Health Care-- economics-- Canada.
Delivery of Health Care-- economics-- Great Britain.
Delivery of Health Care-- economics-- United States.
Health Policy-- Canada.
Health Policy-- Great Britain.
Health Policy-- United States.
Politique sanitaire-- Canada-- Prise de décision.
Politique sanitaire-- États-Unis-- Prise de décision.
Politique sanitaire-- Grande-Bretagne-- Prise de décision.
Soins médicaux-- Canada-- Finances-- Prise de décision.
Soins médicaux-- États-Unis-- Finances-- Prise de décision.
Soins médicaux-- Grande-Bretagne-- Finances-- Prise de décision.