Democratizing Health: Consumer Groups in the Policy Process

Hans Löfgren (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 1848447841 / ISBN 13: 9781848447844

Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

2011. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781848447844

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This book examines the important role of consumer activism in health policy in different national contexts.

In an age of shifting boundaries between state and civil society, consumer groups are potentially drivers of democratization in the health domain. The expert contributors explore how their activities bring new dynamics to relations between service providers, the medical profession, government agencies, and other policy actors. This book is unique in comprehensively analyzing the opportunities and dilemmas of this type of activism, including ambiguous partnerships between consumer groups and stakeholders such as the pharmaceutical industry. These themes are explored within an internationally comparative framework, with case studies from various countries.

Students and researchers in the fields of health policy and sociology, public policy and social movements will find this relevant and path-breaking book enlightening. It will also prove invaluable for participants and activists in patient and health consumer organizations.

Contributors include: K. Adams, W. Armstrong, R. Baggott, R. Bal, S. Barraclough, G. Braunegger-Kallinger, J. Church, D. Delnoij, R. Edwards, R. Forster, M. Fox, B. Fredericks, J. Geissler, P.C. John, K. Jones, M. Koivusalo, K. Krajic, A. Lambertson, M. Leahy, D. Legge, H. Lofgren, T. Milewa, C. Nunez Daw, O. O'Donovan, K.-L. Phua, A. Schipaanboord, J. Tritter, D. Truong, P. Vaillancourt Rosenau, A. Vitry

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Edited by the late Hans Löfgren, formerly Deakin University, Australia, Evelyne de Leeuw, Université de Montréal, Canada and Michael Leahy, Deakin University, Australia

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Titel: Democratizing Health: Consumer Groups in the...
Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New