Paradigm freeze : why it is so hard to reform health-care policy in Canada

Lazar, Harvey, (editor of compilation.). Lavis, John, (editor of compilation.). Forest, Pierre-Gerlier, (editor of compilation.). Church, John, 1961- (editor of compilation.). Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, (issuing body.). Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies, (issuing body.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781553393245 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1553393244 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xvi, 398 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Montreal ; Insitute of Intergovernmental Relations : 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-396).

Formatted Contents Note:

ch. 1 Why Is It So Hard to Reform Health-Care Policy in Canada? / Harvey Lazar -- ch. 2 Studying Health-Care Reforms / John N. Lavis -- ch. 3 Health Reform in Alberta: Fiscal Crisis, Political Leadership, and Institutional Change within a Single-Party Democratic State / Neale Smith -- ch. 4 Saskatchewan's Health-Care Policy Reform in the Romanow Era: From Restraint to Restructuring / Michael Ducie -- ch. 5 Health-Care Reform in Ontario: More Tortoise Than Hare? / Michael G. Wilson -- ch. 6 Quebec Reforms from Rochon to Couillard: The Long and Winding Road / Pierre-Gerlier Forest -- ch. 7 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Difficulty of Reforming Health Care in Newfoundland and Labrador / Jeff Braun-Jackson -- ch. 8 Canadian Health-Care Reform: What Kind? How Much? Why? / John Church -- ch. 9 Patterns in the Factors That Explain Health-Care Policy Reform / John Church -- ch. 10 Verifying the Reliability of Research Results / John Church -- ch. 11 Health-Care Reform: Where Things Stand / Harvey Lazar -- ch. 12 Prospects for Health-Care Policy Reform / Pierre-Gerlier Forest.