Double jeopardy: The impact of neoliberalism on care workers in the United States and South Africa

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-117

  Abramovitz, Mimi ^a   Zelnick, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; MACROECONOMICS; NEOLIBERALISM; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949426147     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.1.f     Document Type: Article

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