Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter 1: 3400A Sept 11 Readings
13 Mar 2018
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The framework used in this book acknowledges the importance of looking at the content of policy, the processes of policy making and how power is used in a particular health policy context. To understand how much actors influence the policy process means understanding the concept of power, and how it is exercised. Actors may seek to influence policy, but the extent to which they will be able to do so will depend, among other things, on their perceived or actual power. In practice, the power of actors (agents) is intertwined with the structures (organizations) to which they belong.
