• Introduction to the Wynford Edition


• 1: The Wasting Away of Care


• 2: From Cuts and Chemicals to Carrots and Condoms: The Development of Canadian Health Care


• 3: Who Provides: The Institutions


• 4: Who Provides: The People


• 5: Who Pays


• 6: Who Decides


• 7: Who Wins and Who Loses


• Recommended Readings


• Bibliography


• Index

This book is a classic study of the Canadian health care system, now reissued with a new Introduction by the authors. Provocative, thoughtful, and lively, the book has been hailed by reviewers and readers alike.

Pat Armstrong received her PhD and MA from Carleton University . She is currently a full professor on faculty at York University's Sociology Department.
Hugh Armstrong earned his PhD in sociology from the University of Montreal and his MA from Carleton University. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton.