Neoliberalism and Health: The Linkages and the Dangers
Neoliberalism and Health: The Linkages and the Dangers
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DOI:
10.1111/soc4.12408
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发表时间:
2016-10-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Schrecker, Ted
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作者:
Schrecker, Ted
A recent book addresses the health effects of neoliberalism using the provocative rubric of neoliberal epidemics'. This article reviews literature on the health effects of neoliberalism starting with the structural adjustment conditionalities mandated by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. It continues with an analysis of how neoliberalism increases economic insecurity and inequality, and the effects on health, with a section specific to the health impacts of austerity measures undertaken after the financial crisis that began in 2007. The next section considers contemporary trade policy as an embodiment of neoliberal ideology, and reviews current and anticipated health effects. The article concludes with a brief examination of two paradoxes that are evident in the research literature on neoliberalism and health.