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Globalization, austerity and health equity politics: taming the inequality machine, and why it matters

Schrecker, Ted

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Ted Schrecker



Abstract

The recognition that globalization has an important role in explaining health inequalities has now moved into the mainstream. Much of that role relates to what has been called ‘[t]he inequality machine [that] is reshaping the planet’. At the same time, more attention must be paid to how the state can tame the inequality machine or compensate for its effects. I argue that governments have more flexibility in this respect than is often acknowledged. With an emphasis on current and recent social policy in Britain, I illustrate the need for researchers and practitioners to focus not only on external constraints associated with globalization but also on domestic political mechanisms and dynamics that may limit the extent to which governments can reduce health inequalities by addressing underlying social determinants.

Citation

Schrecker, T. (2016). Globalization, austerity and health equity politics: taming the inequality machine, and why it matters. Critical Public Health, 26(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2014.973019

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 30, 2014
Online Publication Date Oct 22, 2014
Publication Date Jan 1, 2016
Deposit Date Oct 23, 2014
Publicly Available Date Oct 24, 2014
Journal Critical Public Health
Print ISSN 0958-1596
Electronic ISSN 1469-3682
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 1
Pages 4-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2014.973019
Keywords Austerity, Globalization, Economic policy, Inequality, Social policy, Social determinants of health.

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