Should the capability approach be applied in Health Economics?

Should the capability approach be applied in health economics?

This editorial questions the implications of the capability approach for health economics. Two specific issues are considered: the evaluative space of capablities (as opposed to health or utility) and the decision-making principle of maximisation. The paper argues that the capability approach can provide a richer evaluative space enabling improved evaluation of many interventions. It also argue...

Sustainability economics, ontology and the capability approach

Should basic health economics principles be taught during medical school in the UK?

T he landscape of the NHS is undergoing significant change in recent times. A £30 billion funding gap is expected to be opened up by 2020/2021 (1), intensifying fears of the economic crisis surrounding the institution. This brings forth the undeniable fact that money, or resource, management has become critical to achieve sustainability within the NHS. As medical students who recently completed...

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...

on the status of mixed methods research in applied linguistics

چکیده ندارد.