HLTC43H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Intelius, Neoliberalism, Labour Power
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Introduction: concerns about rising deficits that begun in the early 80s drove governments to reduce social and health spending, canadian and uk government looking more to incorporate the private sector in health care. Interwoven with markets are politics, ideology, and power: markets as highly political because politics shapes market activities. The creation of markets leads to a transfer of income from the lower-income groups to higher-income groups. The health care system then comes to be financed more out of private resources than general ones. The rationale for market competition: economic theory claims the superiority of markets over government control and regulation of health care, argument for adopting market approaches to health care, the beliefs include: services is from economic theory. Deregulation and privatization of health and social services facilitate innovation. Reduced role for the state in policy areas. Health care then becomes a commodity and not a puyblic service.
