National Health Insurance in the United States and Canada: Race, Territory, and the Roots of Difference (American Governance and Public Policy series)
"Boychuk is a bold revisionist, challenging received wisdom about what explains the divergent paths Canada and the United States have taken in the past four decades in financing and administering medical care. Race relations -- and Quebec's special place in Canada -- are crucial in ways others have not emphasized, which makes his book a worthy addition to the literature." --Theodore Marmor, Yale University"In this engaging and beautifully written book, Gerard Boychuk marshalls rich historical evidence to explain how conflicts over race and territorial politics led the U.S. and Canada on divergent paths." --Jill Quadagno, author ofOne Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance"A fresh take on an old problem rooted in the important structural features of each nation." --James Morone, author ofHellfire Nationand coeditor ofHealthy, Wealthy and Fair"This book's clear, nontechnical writing style lends itself to student use. But it deserves attention from scholars as well because of its broad scope, historical sweep, theoretical critiques, and clearly expressed comprehension of both American and Canadian health care systems, neither of which is that easy to understand by itself." --Donley Studlar, professor of political science, West Virginia University