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Equity, capabilities and health.

Paul Anand1, Paul Dolan

  • 1Economics Department, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK. p.anand@open.ac.uk

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|November 4, 2004
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This paper introduces how Amartya Sen's capability approach and ethical theories can inform decisions about health-care rationing. It explores the ethical implications for resource allocation in healthcare.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Health Economics
  • Philosophy

Background:

  • Health-care rationing is a complex issue with significant ethical dimensions.
  • Amartya Sen's capability approach offers a framework for evaluating well-being and social justice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a collection of articles examining the application of Amartya Sen's work to health-care rationing.
  • To explore the ethical claims related to the capability approach in the context of healthcare resource allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing scholarship.
  • Conceptual analysis of ethical theories and their application to healthcare policy.

Main Results:

  • The capability approach provides valuable insights into fairness and equity in health-care rationing.
Keywords:
Health Care and Public Health

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  • Ethical claims derived from Sen's work can guide more just resource allocation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Amartya Sen's capability approach is highly relevant for addressing ethical challenges in health-care rationing.
    • Further interdisciplinary research is needed to fully integrate these ethical frameworks into healthcare policy.