1. The Wasting Away of Care 1.1. The Invisible Hand 1.2. The Origins of the Book 1.3. The Sources: Interviews, Participation, and Documentary Evidence 1.4. The Guiding Theory 1.5. The Book in Outline 2. From Cuts and Chemicals to Carrots and Condoms: The Development of Canadian Health Care 2.1. Defining Health 2.2. Determining Health 2.3. Government Responsibilities 2.4. The Basic Assumptions of Canadian Health Care Delivery 2.5. Challenging the Assumptions 2.6. Conclusion 3. Who Provides: The Institutions 3.1. Hospitals: The Core of Allopathic Medicine 3.2. Sharing the Risks 3.3. Cutting Back on Care 3.4. Residential Care Facilities 3.5. Conclusion 4. Who Provides: The People 4.1. Developing the Health Care Workforce 4.2. What Counts Is What Can Be Counted: Measuring Out Care 4.3. The 90-Second Minute: Total Quality Management 4.4. Patient-Focused Care: Re-engineering Care 4.5. Community Care 4.6. Conclusion 5. Who Pays 5.1. The Historical Context 5.2. Funding Care 5.3. The Impact of Care 5.4. The Costs of Care 5.5. Cutting Costs: Who Pays and Who Profits 5.6. Conclusion 6. Who Decides 6.1. Public Decisions 6.2. Private Provision 6.3. Worker Control 6.4. Patients' Rights 6.5. Conclusion 7. Who Wins and Who Loses