the dynamics of change in the health care arena in the United States, Britain, and Canada /
First Statement of Responsibility
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Accidental logics.
International Standard Book Number
0195128214
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
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.