Maternal Health Policy and the Politics of Scale in Mexico

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12426136
AutoresLisa Mills (0000-0002-6168-7008, Carleton University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen13
Número4
Páginas487-521
Fecha de publicación2006-10-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/sp/jxl008
OpenAlexW2117572584
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas6

Since 1987, international organizations have accorded greater attention to the problem of maternal mortality, particularly with the inclusion of its reduction in the Millennium Development Goals. This article examines maternal health policies in Mexico, focusing on interactions between the international, national, and local scales and considering the case of local projects in two states, Chiapas and Guerrero. Although the discourse of maternal health expressed at the international level has facilitated the creation of networks dedicated to maternal health, the restructuring of health services in Mexico and the rescaling of their provision have often conflicted with the realization of this goal. The impact of decentralizing health services has differed according to (a) the timing and nature of decentralization; (b) the number and expertise of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working on maternal health issues, and the connections between these NGOs and international networks; and (c) the responsiveness of the state governments to maternal health issues

Decentralization · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Global health · Health care · Health services · Inclusion (mineral · International health · Maternal health · Millennium Development Goals · Political science · Politics · Population · Restructuring · Scale (ratio · Sociology · State (computer science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Gender Studies · Health Policy