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Postmodern health economics.

R Mannion1, N Small

  • 1Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, UK. rm15@York.ac.uk

Health Care Analysis : HCA : Journal of Health Philosophy and Policy
|March 21, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Postmodernism offers a new lens for health economics, addressing choices, values, and uncertainty. This approach can improve descriptive and prescriptive capabilities by grounding economics in real-world experiences.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Both postmodernism and health economics grapple with choices, values, risk, and uncertainty.
  • Postmodernism operates in a world of ambiguity, while health economics often relies on modern constructs and reason.
  • Current health economics faces limitations in its descriptive and prescriptive functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce postmodernism and its potential contributions to health economics.
  • To examine critiques of neo-classicism within health economics.
  • To explore how postmodernism can enhance health economics.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of postmodernism and health economics.
  • Review of critiques concerning neo-classical health economics.
  • Exploration of alternative theoretical frameworks.

Main Results:

  • Postmodernism provides a framework for understanding complex choices and values in healthcare.
  • Critiques highlight the shortcomings of current health economics paradigms.
  • Postmodernism can expand the scope and relevance of health economics.

Conclusions:

  • Health economics requires new theoretical approaches to address its limitations.
  • Postmodernism offers a valuable alternative, enhancing descriptive and prescriptive power.
  • Integrating postmodern perspectives can better align health economics with lived experiences in healthcare systems.
Keywords:
Health Care and Public Health

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