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This think-piece is intended simply as an economist’s critical reflexion, the purpose of which is to point out questions and problems for which no adequate answers are being provided by the traditional political, health and economic disciplines.
Manfred A. Max-Neef is a Chilean Economist, Founder and Managing Director of the Development Alternatives Centre — CEPAUR. For his practical and theoretical contributions to a New Economics, he was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize in 1983.
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M.A. Max-Neef, C. Mailman and E. Aguirre: Human Synergy as the Ethical and Aesthetical Foundation of Development. Bariloche Foundation, Argentina 1978
S. Kirsh: Unemployment: Its Impact on Body and Soul. Canadian Mental Health Association, Canada 1983
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Max-Neef, M.A. (1987). Economics, Politics and Health: The Challenge of Future Trends (A Think-Piece). In: Schwefel, D. (eds) Indicators and Trends in Health and Health Care. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71537-2_12
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