Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
This book describes the pre-history and history of publicly financed universal health care in Saskatchewan, starting with the fur trade and its disastrous effect on the health of the region’s Indigenous people. The book then covers the history of white settlement in Saskatchewan and the development of cooperatives, municipal doctors, and municipal hospitals. The narrative continues with a description of the economic effects of the two world wars and particularly the Great Depression, which gave rise to a new political party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The CCF in Saskatchewan was led by Premier Tommy Douglas, whose leadership resulted in the province implementing universal hospital care in 1947 and universal medical care in 1962, despite a 23-day doctors’ strike. The book traces the impact of Saskatchewan’s health care initiatives on the eventual enactment of Canada’s national program of universal health care. The book also compares the history of Canadian and U.S. health care systems, and offers analysis of the Saskatchewan experience as it relates to health reform efforts in the U.S.
