Public Health Essay
Describe how you would reconcile competing or conflicting theoretical constructs, in ethics, economics and/or politics, when considering specific examples of health policy problems.
(2300 words; vancouver style)
Readings that may help:
1. Dye, TR. Understanding Public Policy. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson/Prentice Hall. 2012; Ch. 2 "Models of Politics", pp. 11-30.
2. Shepsle, KA. Analyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior, and Institutions. New York: W.W. Norton. 2010; Ch. 1 & 2, pp. 3-40.
3. Ostrom, EA. Rational Choice Theory and Institutional Analysis: Complementarities. American Political Science Review 85, 1991;1: 237-243
4. Immergut, EM. Health Politics: Interests and Institutions in Western Europe. Cambridge: Cambrige University Press. 1992; Ch. 1, pp. 1-33.
5. Core text - Roberts et al. Ch. 4, pp. 61-89.