Every couple of decades governments decide that they need to involve citizens more in
public decision-making processes. The significant changes that have occurred over the past …

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 …

Frederic W. Hafferty, Frederic William Hafferty & John B. McKinlay, The Changing Medical
Profession: An International Perspective - PhilPapers Sign in | Create an account PhilPapers …

Abstract Though some argue that medical power is declining, others disagree. In particular,
Freidson assets that medicine is being restratified with medical elites retaining control over …

PROLOGUE: Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States represent three largely
English-speaking countries that, in their varying forms, are models of contemporary …

Changes in the Canadian health care system since the early 1960s, especially the
introduction of national health insurance and increased government control over the cost …

The apparent defeat of the medical profession on the issue of extra-billing presents an
anomaly, in light of the historical and comparative literature on the political power of …

The introduction of a national health care system in Canada has resulted in regular and
increasing conflict between the medical profession, government and other political actors …

The Canada Health Act of 1984 served as a lightning rod for profession/government conflict,
culminating in a 25-day doctors' strike in Ontario. The act was perceived as threatening …

The introduction of a national health care system in Canada has resulted in regular and
increasing conflict between the medical profession, government and other political actors …