Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Social Citizenship and the Right to Health: An Introduction to the Effects of Adjustment and Privatization Policies on the Health Sector in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Mehdi Davoudi
Assistant Professor of Public Policy Making, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jppolicy.2024.99830
Abstract
The right to health is one of the components of social citizenship, which in itself requires positive government intervention. Because the realization of this type of right is a government commitment and therefore, the economic and social components of society are directly related to the health index. While explaining the economic adjustment policy and examining the health policies in the country, this article has examined the country's health policy-making process with regard to such an approach. The results show that the implementation of the privatization policy and the reduction of costs of public and social services, including health services, compared to other countries, has led to many harms to citizens And the privatization of public goods such as health, in addition to harming citizenship rights and the failure to realize social citizenship, has also had adverse consequences.
Keywords
Economic Adjustment
Health
Privatization
Social Citizenship
Policymaking
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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 10, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 127-140