Utility, economic rationalism and the circumscription of agency

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 618-625

  DiRita, Peter A ^a,b   Parmenter, T R ^a   Stancliffe, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Choice; Economic rationalism; Managerialism; Moral status; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHICAL THEORY; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 45349108866     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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