Health policy and white nationalism: Historical Lessons, Disruptive populism, and two parties at a crossroads

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 683-706

  Morone, James A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Affordable Care Act; Political parties; Repeal and replace; White nationalism

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IDEOLOGY; IMMIGRATION; RACE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 85049537569     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-6527983     Document Type: Article

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