Herding Scientists

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-82410-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 148 g

Reihe: Elements in Public Policy

When politicians reshape public health agencies, scientists resist changes and, if possible, leave. Those shifts make it harder for agencies to fight future public health threats. This Element focuses on the tension between scientists and managerial control in the policy process, both conceptually and empirically. It centers on a failed attempt to reorganize the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because many of the gains in longevity and health quality result from the work of public health agencies, public health scientists and practitioners are the frontline producers of public health.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitford, Andrew B.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie
• Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Arbeitsschutz- und Arbeitssicherheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Scientists,managerial control, and reform; 3. Strategic change at the CDC; 4. Reactions to reform efforts; 5. Data on the views of employees; 6. Conclusion: Herding scientists; Bibliography.