Re-interpreting the citizen consumer: Alternative consumer activism and the rights to health and development

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-19

  Khoo, Su Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternative southern consumer activism; Consumers' association of Penang; Development; Global networks; Malaysia; Nodal governance; Right to health

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG; PESTICIDE;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ALTERNATIVE CONSUMER ACTIVISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONSUMER; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RIGHTS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALAYSIA; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATENT; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORLD HEALTH;

MALAYSIA; PENANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84455193184     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.048     Document Type: Article

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