National Health Services of Western Europe - Challenges, Reforms and Future Perspectives

This book draws on research within a neo-Weberian and neo-institutionalist perspective to analyse national health services in Western Europe. Exploring the challenges posed by neo-liberal policies, it also looks at the impact of the state, the medical profession, the public, and the medical industrial complex in their development.

Table des matières

1.Introduction: The national health services of Western Europe: A historical-comparative perspective. 2.England. 3.Wales and Scotland. 4.Sweden. 5.Denmark. 6.Norway. 7.Italy. 8.Spain. 9.Portugal. 10.Greece. 11.The changing role of the state in a neo-liberal healthcare policy arena. 12.The evolution of medical and health professions in the national health services. 13.The participation of patients and the public in the national health services. 14.The role of the medical-industrial complex in the national health services. 15.Conclusion: Challenges, reforms and future perspectives .

A propos de l'auteur

Guido Giarelli is Professor of Sociology at the Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Italy.
Mike Saks is Emeritus Professor at the University of Suffolk, UK, where he was previously Research Professor in Health Policy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Guido Saks Giarelli
• Collaboration: Guido Giarelli (Editeur), Saks Mike (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032535722
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253572-2
• Pages: 326
• Thème: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Recherche en structures sociales; History, Sociology, Europe, MEDICAL / Health Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Personal & public health, History of Medicine, Social issues & processes, Public Administration, Social and ethical issues, Medical administration & management, Medical Sociology, Personal and public health / health education, Public ownership / nationalization, Medical administration and management