| Description |
xiii, 312 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Understanding the Dynamics of Change in the Health Care Arena -- Pt. I. Episodes of Policy Change. 2. The Establishment of the Welfare State in the Health Care Arena. 3. The Reforms of the 1990s. 4. Institutions, Ideas, Interests, Actors, and the Accidents of Policy Episodes -- Pt. II. The Distinctive Logics of National Systems. 5. The United States: The Logic of the Mixed Market. 6. Britain: The Logic of Corporatism Meets the Internal Market. 7. Canada: The Logic of the Single-Payer System. 8. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Accidental Logics is essential up-to-date reading for political scientists working in comparative politics and public policy, health policy analysts, government agency officials, and students in political science, health policy, and administration programs |
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Health care reform has become one of the most prevalent topics in recent policy discourse within and across nations. In the 1990s, common features of the health care arena elevated the importance of bargaining relationships among large, sophisticated entities as the dominant mode of decision-making, fundamentally challenging the traditional dominance of the medical profession, which had been grounded in individualized "agency" relationships between providers and patients. These developments have played out in varying ways around the globe. Carolyn Hughes Tuohy looks at the experiences of the United States, Britain, and Canada, offering an international comparative study of public policy systems, as well as a recent history of the evolution of each national health care system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Canada -- Finance -- Decision making.
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Medical care -- Great Britain -- Finance -- Decision making.
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Medical care -- United States -- Finance -- Decision making.
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Medical policy -- Canada -- Decision making.
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Medical policy -- Great Britain -- Decision making.
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Medical policy -- United States -- Decision making.
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| LC no. |
98028698 |
| ISBN |
0195128214 (alk. paper) |
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