Title Health Policies, Health Politics : the British and American Experience, 1911-1965 / Daniel M. Fox

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (248 pages) Series Princeton Legacy Library Princeton legacy library. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Health Policy and the Perception of Medical Progress: 1910-1918 -- II. Commitment to Hierarchy and Regionalism: Britain, 1918-1929 -- III. The Promise and Threat of Hierarchy: The United States, 1918-1933 -- IV. Strengthening Consensus: Britain, 1929-1939 -- V. Acrimony and Realignment: The United States, 1932-1940 -- VI. The Second World War and Health Policy: Britain, 1939-1945 -- VII. The Second World War and Health Policy: The United States, 1941-1946 -- VIII. Establishing the National Health Service: Britain, 1946-1951 -- IX. A Policy for Growth: The United States, 1946-1953 -- X. The Priorities of the National Health Service: Britain, 1951-1962 -- XI. A Triumphant Coalition: The United States, 1953-1965 -- Epilogue -- Note on Sources -- Index Summary Drawing on a wide range of sources, from popular literature, movies, and television drama to government and institutional documents, this book reveals similarities in the presumptions underlying British and American health policies, while also exploring the distinctive way in which policy was shaped by political culture, class relationships, and economic resources in each country. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Pri Notes Cover; Contents Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed February 22, 2021) Subject Medical policy -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Medical policy -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century National health services -- Great Britain -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery. Medical policy National health services Great Britain United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400855803 1400855802

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