HLTHAGE 3AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Canadian Economics Association, Policy Network, Resource Mobilization
28 Sep 2017
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Informing & implementing canadian public policy: who"s involved. Considering the history of canada"s healthcare system who were the major interest groups involved in the making of the federal legislation on health care in canada? farmers: doctors (went on strike) Policy communities & policy network: policy communities: groups of people that have a vested interested in an issue, policy network: focusing on the relationship between the groups. Resource mobilization political opportunities growth occurs: during election campaigns, when influential allies offer insurgents support, when ruling political alignments become unstable, when elite groups become divided its conflict with one another. Social control-refers to methods of ensuring conformity, co-optation, concessions, and coercion. The history of social movements - changing foci. In 1700, social movements were typically small, localized, and violent in the early 20th century social movements became organized by developing a complex division of labor and targeting the most pressing social issues.
