Blind spot how neoliberalism infiltrated global health

Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. What started as an untested and unproven theory that the creation of unfettered markets would give rise to political democracy led to policies that promoted the belief that private markets w...

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Main Author: Keshavjee, Salmaan
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, Calif University of California Press 2014
Edition:1
Series:California series in public anthropology
Subjects:
Anthropology
Associations, institutions, etc
austerity
badakhshan
capitalism
civic
deregulation
economic liberalism
economic liberalization
economics
free market capitalism
free trade
global health
globalization
health
Health Policy
Health Services
Health Services Administration
healthcare
Medical policy
neo-liberalism
neoliberal ideology
Neoliberalism
nongovernmental organizations
Organizations
pharmaceuticals
political democracy
poor communities
post soviet union
private sectors
privatization
privatization of health care
reductions in government spending
revolving drug fund
social goods
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Socioeconomic Factors
Tajikistan
World Health
World Health - Tajikistan
reductions in government spending
nongovernmental organizations
economic liberalization
civic
healthcare
privatization of health care
deregulation
private sectors
austerity
badakhshan
capitalism
political democracy
global health
post soviet union
globalization
economic liberalism
health
neoliberalism
free trade
revolving drug fund
tajikistan
pharmaceuticals
poor communities
privatization
free market capitalism
neoliberal ideology
neo-liberalism
social goods
ISBN:9780520282834, 0520282841, 0520282833, 9780520282841, 052095873X, 9780520958739
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Summary:Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. What started as an untested and unproven theory that the creation of unfettered markets would give rise to political democracy led to policies that promoted the belief that private markets were the optimal agents for the distribution of social goods, including health care. A vivid illustration of the infiltration of neoliberal ideology into the design and implementation of development programs, this case study, set in post-Soviet Tajikistan's remote eastern province of Badakhshan, draws on extensive ethnographic and historical material to examine a "revolving drug fund" program—used by numerous nongovernmental organizations globally to address shortages of high-quality pharmaceuticals in poor communities. Provocative, rigorous, and accessible, Blind Spot offers a cautionary tale about the forces driving decision making in health and development policy today, illustrating how the privatization of health care can have catastrophic outcomes for some of the world's most vulnerable populations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-230) and index
ISBN:9780520282834
0520282841
0520282833
9780520282841
052095873X
9780520958739
DOI:10.1525/9780520958739