Describe how you would reconcile competing or conflicting theoretical constructs, in ethics, economics and/or politics, when considering specific examples of health policy problems.

Public Health Essay

Describe how you would reconcile competing or conflicting theoretical constructs, in ethics, economics and/or politics, when considering specific examples of health policy problems. 

( 2300 words; Vancouver style )

Readings that may help:

1. Dye, TR. Understanding Public Policy. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson/Prentice Hall. 2012; Ch. 2 “Models of Politics”, pp. 11-30.

2. Sheepish, KEY. Analyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior, and Institutions. New York: W.W. Norton. 2010; Ch. 1 & 2, pp. 3-40.

3. Rostrum, EA. Rational Choice Theory and Institutional Analysis: Complementary. American Political Science Review 85, 1991;1: 237-243

4. Immerse, EM. Health Politics: Interests and Institutions in Western Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1992; Ch. 1, pp. 1-33.

5. Core text – Roberts ET AL. Ch. 4, pp. 61-89.