Global trade and the future of national health care reform

Patricia J. Arnold and Terrie C. Reeves

Accounting Forum, 2006, vol. 30, issue 4, 325-340

Abstract: As a result of economic globalization, health care reform is no longer strictly a matter of domestic health policy and politics. This paper argues that international trade agreements impose institutional constraints on governments’ abilities to implement health care reform, and, if left unchallenged, could frustrate social reforms. The thesis is developed through three case studies that examine the implications of various trade agreements for health care reform in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The findings are discussed in the context of theoretical debates concerning the impact of globalization on the autonomy of nation states and the relevance of national politics.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2006.08.002

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