Health as a Social System : Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction
(eBook)

English

10.1515/9783839466933

Open Access https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 unrestricted online access star

While it has become fashionable in the arena of international health to think about health systems, the theoretical underpinning of Niklas Luhmann's vast and productive theory has been given too little consideration in the field. It is rich in concepts that can facilitate a fuller understanding of what health systems are. João Costa applies these concepts and shows the analytical possibilities they open up. He argues concisely how Luhmann's Social Systems Theory offers an integrated theoretical body as well as a consistent articulation of concepts that can lay the groundwork for a vastly improved health systems thinking.

funded by BMBF Fördervorhaben 16TOA002

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

In English.