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Selective Consent and Dissent: Professional Response to Reform in the Post-Crisis Greek NHS

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  • Sharon C Bolton

    (University of Stirling, UK)

  • Vasilis Charalampopoulos

    (University of Stirling, UK)

  • Lila Skountridaki

    (University of Stirling, UK)

Abstract

Utilising the sociology of the professions as an analytical framework, the article explores the response of the Greek medical profession to state-imposed managerialism during times of economic recession and socio-political turbulence. It is argued that the case of southern welfare states, permeated by clientelism and corruption, underpins a distinct form of professional–state relations, currently missing from relevant theoretical discussions. Rich qualitative data collected from practising hospital doctors in Greece reveal a willingness to concede elements of clinical autonomy in exchange for the minimisation of the role of a corrupt state in the organisation of the Greek National Health Service.

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  • Sharon C Bolton & Vasilis Charalampopoulos & Lila Skountridaki, 2019. "Selective Consent and Dissent: Professional Response to Reform in the Post-Crisis Greek NHS," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 33(2), pages 262-279, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:33:y:2019:i:2:p:262-279
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017018774244
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