Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Mulkay, M. J. (Michael Joseph), 1936-
2. Pinch, Trevor, 1952-2021

Description

1. xii, 224 pages; 24 cm

Subject

1. Medical economics > Great Britain
2. Social medicine > Great Britain
3. National health services > Great Britain
4. Medical economics
5. Social medicine
6. Economics, Medical
7. Social Medicine
8. State Medicine > economics
9. National health services
10. Gesundheitsökonomie
11. Gezondheidszorg
12. Economische aspecten
13. Économie de la santé > Grande-Bretagne
14. Médecine sociale > Grande-Bretagne
15. United Kingdom
16. Great Britain

Contents

1. Part 1 Introduction: the National Health Service and the economic community; the study and its method; the threefold strategy. Part 2 Colonizing the mind -- dilemmas in the application of economics? what is economics? common misconceptions about economics; avoiding confrontation; the ills of the NHS; criticism without offence; technical judgements and value judgements; the dual programme of health economics. Part 3 Quick and dirty -- the problems of intervention: rationality and irrationality in the NHS; insider problems; the pros and cons of working on the outside; judgements of success and failure. Part 4 "Fury above prof's kidney call" -- health economists in the media: introduction; who's right, who's wrong and who decides? the other York -- health economics under the microscope. Part 5 Measuring the quality of life -- a sociological invention: an opening dialogue; discussion of the paper begins; measuring the quality of life; further implications are explored; conclusions are drawn concerning social science and practical action; measuring quality of life -- a comment by Alan Williams; note. Part 6 Clinical budgeting -- experimentation in the social sciences: a drama in five acts: act 1 an idea is born in a London cafe; act 2 why is clinical budgeting? act 3 the problems of experimentation; act 4 Wickings' world; act 5 an evaluation meeting; notes. Part 7 The rationalized choice -- option appraisal and the politics of rational decision-making: politics, appraisal and the politics of appraisal; reading "Planning Hospital Services"; the final choice; which costs? numbers, anomalies and benefits scores; a positive conclusion; is "Planning Hospital Services" a poor appraisal? a brief lesson; notes. Part 8 Summaries, conclusions and readings: summaries and conclusions (with imaginary interruptions); rational affirmation -- an economist's reading; critical deconstruciton -- a sociologist's reading; sceptical self-realization -- a layperson's reading. Appe.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: p. [214]-220.