Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization : : Lessons from the Center and the Periphery / / Ana Carolina Lot Canellas Cordilha.

"In Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization, Ana Carolina Cordilha unpacks policy shifts that have transformed public health systems into vehicles for financial speculation and capital accumulation. While it is commonly thought that these systems are being cut back in the period of...

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Superior document:Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series ; Volume 260
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 260.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages) :; illustrations.
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Summary:"In Public Health Systems in the Age of Financialization, Ana Carolina Cordilha unpacks policy shifts that have transformed public health systems into vehicles for financial speculation and capital accumulation. While it is commonly thought that these systems are being cut back in the period of financialization, the author shows that current changes in public health financing go far beyond budget cuts and privatization measures. She examines how public health systems are adopting financial instruments and participating in financial accumulation strategies, with harmful impacts on transparency, democratic accountability, and health service provision. With an in-depth study of both the French and Brazilian systems, Cordilha explores the different ways in which this process unfolds in central and peripheral countries"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004546863
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Ana Carolina Lot Canellas Cordilha.