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The political economy of health care

Julian Tudor Hart · 2010

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Drawing on clinical experience dating from the birth of the NHS in 1948, Julian Tudor Hart, a politically active GP in a Welsh coal mining community, charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th century origins in workers' mutual aid societies, to its current forced return to the market. His starting point is a detailed analysis of how clinical decisions are made. He explores the changing social relationships in the NHS as a gift economy, how these may be affected by reducing care to commodity status, and the new directions they might take if the NHS resumed progress independently from the market.

Book details

Year
2010
Language
English
Series
Health & society series
Publisher
Policy Press
Editions
3
Pages
319
ISBN
9781847428998

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