SOCI 3820 Chapter Notes -Active Labour Market Policies, Natural Experiment, Food Security
8 Dec 2014
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The argument is that economic crisis and the government policies that are implemented during crisis negatively impacts public health. The authors analyze health cases from around the world and compare the health effects that result from similar economic crisis. This book relates to the social determinants of health as these determinants are what affect the public health system and individuals" health. The economic and social challenges affect public health. For example, an individual"s employment status can negatively impact their health. Natural experiments arise when policy makers face similar problems such as a large recession but choose different courses of action. The differences can be examined to learn how political choices affect public health for good and bad. (preface xii) the authors draw on this concept by examining health effects resulting from differences in government policies during similar economic crisis. Overall they argue that the ways that politicians respond to crisis determines health.
