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<div>Introduction.- PART ONE: ABOUT THE SYSTEM—UNIVERSALISM AND PRIVATISATION.- Chapter One. Universalism in Healthcare and Social Citizenship in Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica.- Chapter Two. Privatisation and Marketisation within a Healthcare System: The Swedish Experience.- PART TWO: THE INSTITUTIONS OF HEALTH.- Chapter Three. ‘Looking Outside Their Walls’: Exploring Community Health in Chicago Hospitals.- Chapter Four. Contracting-out Care: Nursing Homes in Canada.- PART THREE: GATEKEEPERS IN THE SYSTEM.- Chapter Five. Gatekeepers in a Mixed Private/Public System.- Chapter Six. Creeping Privatisation? Examining Procurement Choices in the ‘New’ NHS in England.- PART FOUR: THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.- Chapter Seven. Safeguarding Through Work Arounds: Socio-materiality and the Organising of Care in a Private Hospital.- Chapter Eight. Reducing Healthcare Costs in Portugal: Outcomes and Implications for Public and Private Medicine.- Chapter Nine. Promoting Health as a Form of Capital: The Transformation of the Danish Healthcare Field as Experienced By Private Healthcare Professionals.- PART FIVE: PATIENTS, CONSUMERS AND CITIZENS.- Chapter Ten. The Imperative of Choice in Australian Healthcare.- Chapter Eleven. The Marketisation of Aged Care: The Impact of Aged Care Reform in Australia.- CONCLUSION.- Chapter Twelve. Navigating Private and Public Healthcare.<br></div>

<div><div>Fran Collyer is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney. Her current projects focus on the history and impact of Australian sociology, the growth of private medicine and the inequalities of global networks of expert knowledge. Recent books include <i>Knowledge and Global Power</i> (2019); and the <i>Palgrave Handbook of Social Theory in Health, Illness and Medicine</i> (2015).</div><div><br></div><div>Karen Willis is Professor in the School of Allied Health at La Trobe University and at Melbourne Health. Willis is joint editor-in-chief of <i>Health Sociology Review</i>, and her research focuses on how choices are made between private and public healthcare, and interaction with healthcare professionals. Willis has published <i>Society, Culture and Health</i> (in two editions) and is an active user of Twitter (@KarenWillis19) to promote debate in health sociology.</div></div>

This edited collection focuses on the global growth of privatisation and private sector medicine in both developed and lesser developed countries, and the impact of this on patients, health workers, managers and policy-makers. Drawing upon sociological theories, concepts and insights, as well as experts from several countries with extensive experience in researching the field either nationally or internationally, the collection offers a unique perspective on healthcare services and healthcare systems: a view from those trying to access healthcare services, working inside health systems, or responsible for managing and organising services. Collectively, the chapters contribute an international perspective on the navigation of healthcare systems, and addresses the growing salience of ‘choice’ between public and private medicine in a variety of different national systems and contexts.

<p>Addresses the dearth of discussion about the growth of private healthcare</p><p>Drawing upon experts from several countries, this collection offers a unique perspective on healthcare systems: a view from those trying to access healthcare services, working inside systems, or responsible for managing and organising services</p><p>Provides an international perspective on the navigation of healthcare systems, and to the growing salience of ‘choice’ between public and private medicine in a variety of different systems and contexts</p><p>A valuable resource for researchers, students and practitioners interested in healthcare and comparative policy</p>

“This book offers a brilliant analysis of the changing relationships between public and private expenditure in healthcare. The case studies take us on a journey across the globe and illuminate different stakeholder perspectives, healthcare systems and areas of provision. The book will become a valuable source for everyone in healthcare research, teaching and policy-making.” (Ellen Kuhlmann, Medical School Hannover, Germany)<p>“Understanding the complex interaction between public, non-profit and for-profit provision of health care is challenging even for professionals in the field. This volume gives a rich set of case studies, grounded in rigorous sociological analysis. It provides a valuable corrective to the simplistic idea that increased for-profit provision will promote competition and enhance consumer choice.” (John Quiggin, University of Queensland, Australia)<br></p>

<p>“While private medicine is now a significant characteristic of healthcare around the world, under the influence of neoliberalism and marketization, it has received relatively little sociological attention. This book seeks to do just this. Drawing on case studies from a diverse range of countries it offers insights into how the shift towards “the private” has impacted on all levels of healthcare, and in so doing contributed to inequality is such healthcare. As such it is essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers and the general public who care about this vital issue.” (Jonathan Gabe, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)</p>