Participation in Social Policy - Public Health in Comparative Perspective

This Element proposes a conceptualization of programmatic participation and distinguishes between two types, monitoring and policy-making.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Programmatic participation and institutional origins; 3. Programmatic participation in health systems in Western Europe and Latin America; 4. Community programmatic participation for policy-making: the case of participatory local projects in Argentina; 5. Conclusion.

Summary

Governments and international organizations have promoted community participation in public health since the late 1970s. We lack comparative studies of these participatory institutions in public health. This Element proposes a conceptualization of programmatic participation and distinguishes between two types, monitoring and policy-making.

Product details

• Authors: Santiago L. Cunial, Santiago L. (University of Pennsylvania) Cunial, Tulia G. Falleti, Tulia G. (University of Pennsylvania) Falleti, Tulia G. (University of Pennsylvania) Cun Falleti, Falleti Tulia G.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108468206
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46820-6
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Politics of Development; Elements in the Politics of De; Elements in the Politics of De; Elements in the Politics of Development
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political science & theory, Comparative Politics, Public health & preventive medicine, Political science and theory, Public health and preventive medicine