Selective Consent and Dissent: Professional Response to Reform in the Post-Crisis Greek NHS

Utilising the sociology of the professions as an analytical framework, the article explores the response of the Greek medical profession to state-imposed managerialism during times of economic recession and socio-political turbulence. It is argued that the case of southern welfare states, permeated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Work, employment and society employment and society, 2019-04, Vol.33 (2), p.262-279
Hauptverfasser: Bolton, Sharon C, Charalampopoulos, Vasilis, Skountridaki, Lila
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Utilising the sociology of the professions as an analytical framework, the article explores the response of the Greek medical profession to state-imposed managerialism during times of economic recession and socio-political turbulence. It is argued that the case of southern welfare states, permeated by clientelism and corruption, underpins a distinct form of professional–state relations, currently missing from relevant theoretical discussions. Rich qualitative data collected from practising hospital doctors in Greece reveal a willingness to concede elements of clinical autonomy in exchange for the minimisation of the role of a corrupt state in the organisation of the Greek National Health Service.
ISSN:0950-0170
1469-8722
DOI:10.1177/0950017018774244