학술논문

Knowledge, moral claims and the exercise of power in global health
Document Type
Editorial
Source
International Journal of Health Policy and Management. November 2014, Vol. 3 Issue 6, p297, 3 p.
Subject
World health -- Political aspects
Medical policy -- Political aspects -- Ethical aspects
Health care industry
Political aspects
Ethical aspects
Language
English
ISSN
2322-5939
Abstract
A number of individuals and organizations have considerable influence over the selection of global health priorities and strategies. For some that influence derives from control over financial resources. For others it comes from expertise and claims to moral authority--what can be termed, respectively, epistemic and normative power. In contrast to financial power, we commonly take for granted that epistemic and normative forms of power are legitimate. I argue that we should not; rather we should investigate the origins of these forms of power, and consider under what circumstances they are justly derived. Keywords: Epistemic Power, Global Health, Politics of Health Int J Health Policy Manag 2014; 3: 297-299. doi 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.120
Power is exercised everywhere in global health although its presence may be more apparent in some instances than others. We commonly recognize an attempt to exert it when a pharmaceutical [...]