Wasting Away: The Undermining of Canadian Health Care

"Tracing the developments that have led to the current crisis, Pat and Hugh Armstrong consider from a critical perspective the people and institutions that together make up the health-care system: who pays, and how; who makes the key decisions; who wins and who loses as a result of cutbacks. They argue for a shift in emphasis, away from assembly-line provision of health-care áproduct' and towards a more humane approach focused on the whole patient. Including recommended readings for each chapter as well as an extensive bibliography, Wasting Away is essential reading not only for students in courses addressing the sociology of health care and public and social policy, but for social workers, nurses, health-care providers, and anyone concerned about health care today and in the future." --Résumé de l'éditeur.