1st Edition
Consuming Health The Commodification of Health Care
224 Pages
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Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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In our post-welfare society, health is increasingly viewed as a commodity and individuals are defined as 'health care consumers'. At the same time, the notion that the state should care for the health of its citizens is being replaced by an expectation that citizens should play a more active role in caring for themselves. These developments are by no means uncontentious. Consuming Health... Read more
List of contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: consumerism in health care, PART I Consumerism in context: theoretical perspectives and policies, PART II Consumerism in practice: manifestations and experiences, Index
Biography
Sara Henderson, Alan Petersen
