HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Biomedicine

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 1010
• Professor: Dennis Raphael

Document Summary

In this chapter, it talks about how public policy is given very less thought in the health sector. Political economy approaches only focus on how markets are integrated so that they have an influence over public policy. These processes are socially determined by politics that hold certain groups with more power, which aim to influence governments to reach targets on public policies. It is important to spend money on health and social programs even though it can be a politically disputable topic, but at the end of the day, this is what determines a citizen s well-being and health. If this sector in health care is not funded and money is not spent as well then it has a direct impact on canadians. This has an influence over public decision making on issues that can benefit from low social spending.