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Health system reforms--Toward a framework for international comparisons

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Health care reform efforts internationally are focused more on efficiency than on effectiveness or equity. We lack a coherent theoretical framework for understanding those reforms or for engaging in comparative research. This paper presents some theoretical ideas that could contribute to such a framework. A model constructed from expert opinion suggests that hegemonic systems, national systems and medical care systems all contribute, with specific elements identified in each. Three sociological ideas are suggested: a model of trends leading to a fiscal crisis and a crisis and a crisis of alienation; communities, professions and markets as ideal typical organizational alternatives; global post-Fordist and world systems theories; and hegemonic projects. Together these could explain the timing, speed and direction of health care reform efforts throughout the world.

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  • Twaddle, Andrew C., 1996. "Health system reforms--Toward a framework for international comparisons," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 43(5), pages 637-654, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:43:y:1996:i:5:p:637-654
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    5. Mihaela Tomaziu-Todosia, 2020. "The Importance of Health in All Policies (HiAP)," Postmodern Openings, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 11(1), pages 238-249, February.
    6. Susan A. McDaniel & Neena L. Chappell, 1999. "Health Care in Regression: Contradictions, Tensions and Implications for Canadian Seniors," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 25(1), pages 123-132, March.

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