Health Services: Public or tradable services? By Mariarosaria Iorio, International Political Analyst
Winners from the neo-liberal credo, mostly corporations and multinationals succeeded in propagating the idea that the market needs little or no regulation as it can regulate itself through the Invisible Hand . According to this vision of the world, global wealth would automatically cascade to the vulnerable groups, including women through the opportunities provided by the market. The adoption and the implementation of this neo-liberal credo limited governments’ policy space both locally and globally. As a result, governments reduced…