[homeles_ot-l] Beyond the Income Inequality Hypothesis: Class, Neo-liberalism and Health Inequalities. David Coburn Ph.D. (UofT, Department of Public Health Sciences/ Sociology / Professor Emeritus).

Wed Mar 26 21:44:30 EDT 2008

FYI:  David Coburn Ph.D. is an excellent academic resource regarding political economy of inequality .    

Housing is a Healthcare issue and its political economy therein is intimately enmeshed in the likes of neo-liberalism and social conservatism. David Coburn Ph.D. is an excellent academic resource to help deconstruct income inequality, careworn social safety net and Canada's growing legislated Poverty-homelessness crisis. See below & so too other good related links.

      David Coburn  Ph.D. from (University of Toronto, Sociology / Professor Emeritus).  "Beyond the Income Inequality Hypothesis:  Class, Neo-liberalism, and Health Inequalities." 58 Social Science & Medicine (2004): 41-56 ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14572920<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14572920> ). 

            David Coburn  Ph.D., Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5S 1A8. 
            Phone: (416) 978-7513. Fax: (416) 978-2087.
            david.coburn at utoronto.ca

            David Coburn  Ph.D. Current Academic Interests: 
              a.. Political economy of health and health care 
              b.. Health occupations and professions 
              c.. Globalization, neo-liberalism and health care 
                  Primary Teaching Responsibilities:  
                    a.. Work and Well-being  
                    b.. Social and Political Forces in Health 

      Titre du document / Document title:    
      Beyond the income inequality hypothesis: class, neo-liberalism, and health inequalities 
      Auteur(s) / Author(s):
      COBURN David (1)  

      Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s):
      (1) Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, MSS 1A8, CANADA.

      Résumé / Abstract: 
      This paper describes and critiques the income inequality approach to health inequalities. It then presents an alternative class-based model through a focus on the causes and not only the consequences of income inequalities. In this model, the relationship between income inequality and health appears as a special case within a broader causal chain. It is argued that global and national socio-political-economic trends have increased the power of business classes and lowered that of working classes. The neo-liberal policies accompanying these trends led to increased income inequality, but also poverty and unequal access to many other health-relevant resources. But international pressures towards neo-liberal doctrines and policies are differentially resisted by various nations, because of historically embedded variation in class and institutional structures. Data presented indicates that neo-liberalism is associated with greater poverty and income inequalities, and greater health inequalities within nations. Furthermore, countries with Social Democratic forms of welfare regimes (i.e., those that are less neo-liberal) have better health than do those that are more neo-liberal. The paper concludes with discussion of what further steps are needed to 'go beyond' the income inequality hypothesis towards consideration of a broader set of the social determinants of health.

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            Social Science & Medicine 58 (2004) 41-56. Beyond the income inequality hypothesis:. class,neo-liberalism,and health inequalities. $. David Coburn* ...
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      Revue / Journal Title:
      Social science & medicine  (Soc. sci. med.)  ISSN 0277-9536   CODEN SSMDEP  Social science and medicine

      Also:   Soc Sci Med. 2004 Jan;58(1):41-56. 
      PMID: 14572920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

      Source / Source:
      2004, vol. 58, no1, pp. 41-56 [16 page(s) (article)] (1 p.3/4) 

      Langue / Language:   Anglais.

      Editeur / Publisher:  
      Elsevier, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI (1982) (Revue)

      Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords:
      Health policy; Political aspect; Socioeconomic status; Human; Social aspect ; Poverty; Personal income; Public health; Hypothesis; Inequality; Income; 

      Mots-clés français / French Keywords:
      Néolibéralisme; Politique sanitaire; Aspect politique; Statut socioéconomique; Homme; Aspect social; Pauvreté; Revenu individuel; Santé publique; Hypothèse; Inégalité; Revenu économique; 

      Mots-clés d'auteur / Author's Keywords:
      Income inequality; Class; Globalization; Welfare state; Poverty; Infant mortality; 

Related Links:
  a.. Income inequality, social cohesion and the health status of populations: the role of neo-liberalism.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10817476?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA> [Soc Sci Med. 2000] 
  b.. [Inequalities in health in Italy]<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15537046?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA> [Epidemiol Prev. 2004] 
  c.. The political context of social inequalities and health.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11330781?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA> [Soc Sci Med. 2001] 
  d.. Income inequality, social cohesion, and class relations: a critique of Wilkinson's neo-Durkheimian research program.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10079398?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanelPubmed_Discovery_RA> [Int J Health Serv. 1999] 
  e.. Economic inequality, working-class power, social capital, and cause-specific mortality in wealthy countries.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12456119?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA> [Int J Health Serv. 2002] 
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