Health as a Social System

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Health as a Social System is written by João Costa and published by transcript Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3839466938 (ISBN 10) and 9783839466933 (ISBN 13).

While it has become fashionable in the arena of international health to think about health systems, the theoretical underpinning of Niklas Luhmann's vast and productive theory has been given too little consideration in the field. It is rich in concepts that can facilitate a fuller understanding of what health systems are. João Costa applies these concepts and shows the analytical possibilities they open up. He argues concisely how Luhmann's Social Systems Theory offers an integrated theoretical body as well as a consistent articulation of concepts that can lay the groundwork for a vastly improved health systems thinking.