Directions of health labor market (de)regulation in Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3087210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Paula Marques (0000-0002-9458-2915, Universidade do Minho, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | suppl 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Saúde e Sociedade (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-1290 • E-ISSN: 1984-0470 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-12902023220855en |
| OpenAlex | W4391029360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The need for further research on the labor market in the health sector is acknowledged. With the expansion of the phenomena of objective and subjective precariousness, resulting from the neoliberal agenda of commodification of the value of work and the managerial reforms in health, the "atypicality" of labor ties and the "insecurity" of health professionals' lives have introduced segmentation and polarization logics into the labor market. The latter is no longer the stage for protected markets, but includes deregulated and "hybrid" markets. This article aims to explore the directions, with unequal implications, of the (de)regulation of the labor market in the health sector in Portugal. We begin from secondary and qualitative research supported by 32 semi-structured interviews with health professionals, which attest to the phenomenon of increasing individualization and labor subcontracting. A conceptual model is proposed that captures the meanings of (de)regulation, in a continuum of social regulation and professional mobility, translating protected markets (professional and internal) and hybrid markets (outsourced and secondary) to be tested by empirical confrontation and future research
Business · Commodification · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Labour economics · Market economy · Market segmentation · Phenomenon · Polarization (electrochemistry) · Qualitative research · Sociology · Work (physics) · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare Systems and Practices · Management and Organizational Studies · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |