Democratizing health : consumer groups in the policy process 2011, Democratizing health : consumer groups in the policy process. Edited by Lofgren, Hans, de Leeuw, Evelyne and Leahy, Michael, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, England. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lofgren-democratizing-evid-2011.pdf Evidence application/pdf 257.42KB 640 Title Democratizing health : consumer groups in the policy process Editor(s) Lofgren, Hans de Leeuw, Evelyne Leahy, Michael Publication date 2011 Total pages ix, 261 p. Publisher Edward Elgar Place of Publication Cheltenham, England Keyword(s) health policy consumer groups consumerism social movements consumer advocacy public policy Summary This timely book examines the role of consumer organisations in the health policy process. In an age of shifting boundaries between state and civil society, consumer groups are potentially drivers of democratisation in the health domain. Their activities bring new dynamics to relations between service providers, the medical profession, government agencies, and other policy actors. This book is unique in comprehensively exploring the opportunities and dilemmas of this type of activism, including sometimes ambiguous partnerships between consumer groups and stakeholders such as the pharmaceutical industry. These themes are explored within an internationally comparative frameThis book examines the important role of consumer activism within health policy in different national contexts. In an age of shifting boundaries between state and civil society, consumer groups are potentially drivers of democratization in the health domain. The expert contributors explore how their activities bring new dynamics to relations between service providers, the medical profession, government agencies, and other policy actors. This book is unique in comprehensively analysing the opportunities and dilemmas of this type of activism, including ambiguous partnerships between consumer groups and stakeholders such as the pharmaceutical industry. These themes are explored within an internationally comparative framework, with case studies from various countries. work, with case studies from many countries. ISBN 1848447841 9781848447844 Language eng Field of Research 160510 Public Policy 160603 Comparative Government and Politics Socio Economic Objective 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis HERDC Research category A7 Edited book HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, The Editors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30034570 Document type: Book Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of International and Political Studies Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 13 May 2011, 10:46:28 EST Tue, 12 Jul 2011, 11:36:13 EST Wed, 13 Jul 2011, 10:16:23 EST Mon, 13 Jan 2014, 15:04:45 EST Mon, 23 Jun 2014, 14:28:41 EST Wed, 09 Jul 2014, 15:09:44 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 19:42:36 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 10:45:09 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 15:05:39 EST Tue, 07 Jun 2016, 08:56:16 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:49:48 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:25:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 27 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 610 Abstract Views, 640 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 13 May 2011, 10:46:16 EST by Hans Lofgren