The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point Review

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(More customer reviews)The Clinton Health Care plan was a bold, dramatic attempt to transform the American health care system to take into account the fact that while America may provide the best health care in the world, far too many of its citizens are unable to afford it. Clinton's attempt, probably the most dramatic attempt at a government program since the Great Society, failed miserably and helped to elect a Republican Congress.
The battle the voters didn't see was the important one- the battle which nearly sank the Clinton Presidency and destroyed its ambitious health care proposal. The powers arrayed against the Clinton plan were formidable and well-financed, aided by the Administration's mind-numbing blunders.
"The System" has the entire story- the high hopes, the stunning reversals, the industry's toxic reaction to reform. The Clintonites quickly found that the old adage is true. No good deed goes unpunished.
"The System" is a very good book at who really calls the shots in American government and how little power people really have against the special interests. More valuable than ten years of civics lessons.

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Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition (Butterworth-Heinemann Homeland Security) Review

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(More customer reviews)"Introduction to Emergency Management" is a straight-forward and insightful entre into the world of public emergency management. George Haddow and Jane Bullock are former senior FEMA officials that exerienced it first hand. And it shows.
I've added this book as one of my reference texts for the Organizational Continuity sessions I conduct. I also plan to use it in an workshop series I'm developing. It would be a great textbook for any course on Emergency Management AND it's also a good read for anyone interested in getting a taste of Emergency Management. I truly wish this book was in print when I took Emergency Management in grad school.
Highly recommended !!!

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Exploring Social Insurance: Can a Dose of Europe Cure Canadian Health Care Finance? (School of Policy Studies) Review

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(More customer reviews)I picked up this book as an after thought because right of the bat it seems dense and wordy (which it is). I was thinking I'd skim through the chapters to catch the gist of what was written - however I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of writing (this book has been well edited). This is a great collection of individual work created by various academics/contributors. The basic premise of the book is an investigation into the question of : "Can social insurance be made a part of the Canadian health care financing framework ? ".
The book has arguments for and against this question. Reading well researched and clearly expressed opinions from both sides of the debate was a refreshing change from the usual text of this nature which only talks about one point of view (the authors) ! The book does not give a definite answer , rather I felt it was allowing the reader to create his own opinion (at least I was inspired look at other debates in the US and UK systems).
Great book and highly recommended.

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Sustainability, quality, and accessibility are vital questions in health care. All Canadian governments, concerned about the growing share of the public budget absorbed by health care, are questioning the sustainability of the present system. How can we maintain and improve access to health care services of appropriate quality while ensuring sustainability? If there is one consolation to Canadian governments as they wrestle with the future of Medicare, it is that sustainability concerns are not unique to Canada but affect all countries, regardless of the level of private financing in a system. Some countries, however - particularly social insurance countries in Northern Europe such as Germany and France - manage to achieve universal access without wrestling with waiting lists, while providing a wide range of services. This book examines whether the grail of sustainability, quality, and accessibility could be better achieved through a marriage of the traditional Canadian model with elements of a European system.

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