Health Planning as a Managerial Ideology
- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Health Services
- Vol. 3 (3) , 445-463
- https://doi.org/10.2190/f63u-k4vb-3e7n-r3ry
Abstract
This paper examines health planning as a form of technocratic ideology in use both by proponents inside government and by outside interest groups in the health field. Ideology and the nature of technocratic power are defined. Health planning is analyzed as occupation, process, and ideology. The ideology in use is analyzed for the following American programs: Hill-Burton, Comprehensive Mental Health Planning, OEO Neighborhood Health Centers, Regional Medical Program, Comprehensive Health Planning. It is concluded that health planning cannot operate in the present sociopolitical context except as an ideology to justify the status quo in health services.Keywords
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