Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Safety Net, Postmarketing Surveillance, Basic Income

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

Document Summary

To review welfare state and describe the different types of welfare states. To describe the nature of canada"s welfare state. To define neoliberalism and outline its effects on health and equity. Is concerned with elucidating the political and economic structures that shape how power and resources are distributed in a given society. Concerned with how political and economic structures of society affect: social inequalities, social inclusion/exclusion, distribution of resources (social, material) Assumes that determinants of health are shaped by the economic and political structures of society. Rooted in theories of economic liberalism, which sees individual freedom as more important than social wellbeing. Founded on the belief that a free , competitive market (market that rules itself) leads to the most efficient allocation of resources in a given society. State intervention is desirable only to correct the shortcomings of the market. More specifically, governmental actions taken to remove dependence on the market for health and social wellbeing.