Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Figures xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. I. Introduction: comparing organized medicine and health policies in France and the united states 1
7. 2. Unity and fragmentation of the french state 29
8. 3. The fragmentation of the stateless state: the effects of absolute liberalism on politics in the united states 56
9. 4. Cohesion and fragmentation of organized medicine in France and the united states 84
10. 5. The continuity of crisis: patterns of making health policy in France, 1978-1990 118
11. 6. Policy issues in France: state reforms and medical resistance 161
12. 7. Public and private forces in the American health universe 181
13. 8. Patterns of making health policy in France and the united states 221
14. 9. Consequences for the political activities of organized medicine 238
15. 10. Conclusion 262
16. Appendix A: glossary of abbreviations 293
17. Appendix B: medical unions and associations in the French hospital sector 295
18. Notes 307
19. References 329
20. Index 349