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The Health of Nations: Public Opinion and the Making of American and British Health Policy [Hardcover]

Lawrence R. Jacobs (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 1993

"Now that health care policy is again at the top of the U.S. political agenda, this book offers a timely analysis of forces that may help to shape what politicians in Washington, D.C., choose to do. Jacobs is to be commended for his pioneering explanations of the interactions of public opinion, institutional arrangements, and elite decisions in the making of national social policies. While his formulations will arouse controversy as well as simple agreement, they are sure to receive wide notice. And deservedly so."--Theda Skocpol, Harvard University

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Hardcover: 259 pages
Publisher: Cornell University Press (July 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801427614
ISBN-13: 978-0801427619
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #584,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Comparative analysis of political and policy development across Western countries has tended to concentrate on general structural characteristics and broad generalizations. Read the first page

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White House, Ministry of Health, United States, Beveridge Report, Louis Harris, Ministry of Information, World War, Cohen Interview, Feldman Papers, Mills Interview, Pater Interview, Blue Cross, Wilbur Cohen, Sorensen Papers, Friendly Societies, Lord Cherwell, New Deal, Minutes of Reconstruction Committee, Nestingen Interview, Nuffield College, Postwar Medical Policy, Lord Woolton, Study of Presidential Election, Wilbur Mills, Agnes Brewster

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This book cites 100 books:

Public Opinion by Carroll J. Glynn on 7 pages
Bringing the State Back In by Peter B. Evans on 4 pages
Social Security by Peter G. Peterson on page 207, page 209, and page 211
The Therapeutic Revolution: Essays in the Social History of American Medicine by Morris J. Vogel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Social Policy in the United States by Theda Skocpol in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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The Political Life of Medicare (American Politics and Political Economy) by Jonathan Oberlander on 4 pages
Medicare Matters: What Geriatric Medicine Can Teach American Health Care (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public) by Christine Cassel in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
The Welfare State Nobody Knows: Debunking Myths about U.S. Social Policy by Christopher Howard in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Public Opinion by Carroll J. Glynn on page 328, and page 339
What Government Can Do: Dealing With Poverty and Inequality (American Politics and Political Economy) by Benjamin I. Page in Back Matter

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