PMID: 640764Jan 1, 1978Paper

The crisis of the western system of medicine in contemporary capitalism

International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation
V Navarro

Abstract

This article makes a critique of current interpretations of the crises of the western system of medicine and presents alternative explanations for those crises. It indicates that the crises of medicine--reflected in its ubiquitous problems of costs and ineffectiveness--are due to and reflect the crises of legitimation and capital accumulation of contemporary capitalism. The article is divided into six parts: the first two define the characteristics of the crises of western contemporary capitalism and of its system of medicine, with a critique of current theories which try to explain them. Parts three and four contrapose to these theories a Marxist interpretation of the crises, tracing their causes to the needs created by the process of capital accumulation and to the demands expressed by the working population. The needs and demands generated by Capital and Labor are intrinsically in conflict, and are realized in the daily practice of class struggle. The characteristics and consequences of that struggle for health and for the organization, content, and ideology of medicine are analyzed in the fifth part. This class struggle takes place within a political context in which Capital and its social expression, the bouregeoisie or co...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1975·Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine·T M Bray, J R Carlson
Dec 14, 1976·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·M Silverman
May 1, 1977·British Journal of Haematology·R P GaleD W Golde
Jan 1, 1978·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·G Stevenson
Jan 1, 1978·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·V Navarro
Jan 1, 1978·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·I Gough
Jan 1, 1975·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·H S Berliner
Dec 9, 1976·Nature·M Silverman, M Simon
Jun 1, 1976·British Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine·T McKeown, R G Record
Dec 25, 1976·British Medical Journal
Jan 1, 1976·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·E P Radford
Jan 1, 1975·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·V Navarro
Jan 1, 1975·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·V Navarro
Oct 31, 1975·The American Journal of Cardiology
Apr 8, 1976·The New England Journal of Medicine·A R Somers
Apr 8, 1976·The New England Journal of Medicine·F J Ingelfinger
Feb 1, 1973·British Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine·H P Dinwoodie, R W Howell
Jun 1, 1971·American Journal of Surgery·M S Jaffe
Jan 1, 1971·American Journal of Public Health·P B Cornely
Oct 20, 1967·Science·J K Galbraith

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 1, 1988·Social Science & Medicine·J McKee
Jan 1, 1981·Policy Studies Review·E R Gruenbaum
Jan 1, 1984·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·L GrunbergM O'Toole
Jan 1, 1980·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·V Navarro
Jan 1, 1981·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·J Godbout
Jan 1, 1985·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·J L Fiedler
Jan 1, 1985·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·V Navarro
Jan 1, 1996·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·K Nayeri
Sep 9, 2015·Social Theory & Health : STH·Carles MuntanerSeth J Prins
Jan 1, 1984·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·P Juffermans
Jan 1, 1982·The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology. La Revue Canadienne De Sociologie Et D'anthropologie·V Walters

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

TheScientificWorldJournal
Erica Bell
British Medical Journal
K B Thomas
New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS
David Kotelchuck
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved