{"product_id":"ideas-and-the-pace-of-katherine-boothe-9781442648630","title":"Ideas and the Pace of Change: National Pharmaceutical Insurance in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eCanada is the only OECD country that has universal, comprehensive public hospital and medical insurance but lacks equivalent pharmaceutical coverage. In \u003cem\u003eIdeas and the Pace of Change\u003c\/em\u003e, Katherine Boothe explains the reasons for this unique situation. Using archival, interview, and polling data, Boothe compares the policy histories of Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia in order to understand why Canada followed a different path on pharmaceutical insurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoothe argues that\u003cem\u003e pace\u003c\/em\u003e matters in policy change. Quick, radical change requires centralized political institutions, an elite consensus, and an engaged, attentive electorate. Without these prerequisites, states are far more likely to take a slower, incremental approach. But while rapid policy change reinforces the new consensus, incremental progress strengthens the status quo, letting development stall and raising the bar for achieving change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important contribution to the study of comparative political economy, \u003cem\u003eIdeas and the Pace of Change\u003c\/em\u003e should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand why health care reforms succeed or fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Boothe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442648635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442648630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Katherine Boothe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449610449151,"sku":"9781442648630","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db6b383c-ffe6-49b0-a420-229c8f9c633f.jpg?v=1777264151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ideas-and-the-pace-of-katherine-boothe-9781442648630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}