The contribution of public health thought to the political economy of health

Authors

  • Áquilas Mendes Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Aurea Maria Zöllner Ianni Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Maria Cristina da Costa Marques Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Mariana Jansen Ferreira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Departamento de Economia
  • Thiago Henrique dos Santos Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-12902017170748

Keywords:

Critical Thought, Political Economy, Public Health, Health Reform Movement

Abstract

This article retakes the critical thinking of the political economy developed in the 1980s in the public health discussion, aiming to understand its theoretical contributions and to discuss them in contemporary capitalism, mainly to highlight the limitations of universal public health establishment from the perspective of the State and the predominant vision within it, considering the reduction of social rights. We supported our article with concepts from some classic authors in the field of political economy of health, such as Sonia Fleury Teixeira, Jaime Oliveira, José Carlos de Souza Braga e Sérgio Goes de Paula. The return to this critical thinking contributes to the emergence of questions about the scenario for Brazilian public health in the context of contemporary changes. These reflections broaden perspectives to critical reflections on the hegemonic economic and social thought in contemporary capitalism and on the present and future of health as a right in Brazil.

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Published

2017-12-01

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How to Cite

The contribution of public health thought to the political economy of health. (2017). Saúde E Sociedade, 26(4), 841-860. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-12902017170748