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Healthy voices, unhealthy silence : advocacy and health policy for the poor /

Public silence in policymaking can be deafening. When advocates for a disadvantaged group decline to speak up, not only are their concerns not recorded or acted upon, but also the collective strength of the unspoken argument is lessenedùa situation that undermines the workings of deliberative democ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grogan, Colleen M.
Otros Autores: Gusmano, Michael K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Colección:American governance and public policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem and puzzle of public silence
  • Explanations for public silence: inequality, dependence, and infeasibility
  • Medicaid's persistent and conflicting goals
  • Medicaid's policy network and the ties that bind: nonprofit advocacy and social interactions
  • Medicaid reform and advisory boards: who will advocate for poor people's health?