Ted Schrecker
Globalization, austerity and health equity politics: taming the inequality machine, and why it matters
Schrecker, Ted
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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.
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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 |
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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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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Critical Public Health on 22/10/2014, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09581596.2014.973019.
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