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Social movements and the transformation of American health care / Jane Banaszak-Holl, Sandra Levitsky, Mayer N. Zald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Banaszak-Holl, Jane.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine--United States.
- Social medicine.
- Social movements--United States.
- Social movements.
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (396 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a collection of essays which examine dynamics of change in health care institutions through the lens of contemporary theory and research on collective action. The book conceptualizes the American health care system as being organized around multiple institutions.
- Contents:
- section 1. Transformation of state financing and regulation
- section 2. The reorientation of institutional fields
- section 3. Professions and organizations in the transformation of health care and research
- section 4. Culture and legitimacy in U.S. health care.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988912-0
- 0-19-538830-5
- 0-19-974214-6
- 1-282-56618-0
- 9786612566189
- OCLC:
- 922970004
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