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This study examines the role that accounting plays in the delivery of health care to Canada’s First Nations, relying on the Health Centre of the Paul Band as a case study. While prior studies of relations between government and First Nations have focused on power, this study explores how relationshi...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/28317 2023-11-05T03:41:57+01:00 The role of accounting in the delivery of health care to Canada’s Aboriginal population ... Ufodike, Akolisa 2017 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/28317 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/11023/4120 en eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Accounting Practice theory Schatzki actor network theory ANT Latour healthcare accounting First Nations Aboriginal POOR structure article doctoral thesis CreativeWork Other 2017 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/28317 2023-10-09T10:53:25Z This study examines the role that accounting plays in the delivery of health care to Canada’s First Nations, relying on the Health Centre of the Paul Band as a case study. While prior studies of relations between government and First Nations have focused on power, this study explores how relationships are formed and sustained in a network of actors with divergent interests. Drawing on practice theory (Schatzki, (1996) and Actor Network Theory (Latour, 1987), I investigate how accounting functions as a control device, and the role it plays in causing and resolving tensions in the network. The study also highlights how health care actors who are employees of both Government and the health center translate expressed government strategies into practices that sometimes produce unintended consequences. The study furthers understandings of Government-First Nations relationships and shows reasons that the outcomes of First Nations health care may be sub-par despite current levels of government spending. The ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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This study examines the role that accounting plays in the delivery of health care to Canada’s First Nations, relying on the Health Centre of the Paul Band as a case study. While prior studies of relations between government and First Nations have focused on power, this study explores how relationships are formed and sustained in a network of actors with divergent interests. Drawing on practice theory (Schatzki, (1996) and Actor Network Theory (Latour, 1987), I investigate how accounting functions as a control device, and the role it plays in causing and resolving tensions in the network. The study also highlights how health care actors who are employees of both Government and the health center translate expressed government strategies into practices that sometimes produce unintended consequences. The study furthers understandings of Government-First Nations relationships and shows reasons that the outcomes of First Nations health care may be sub-par despite current levels of government spending. The ... |
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