Political Economy of Health and the Financing of Contemporary Universal Health Systems in the Light of Paul Singer’s Thought

• DOI: 10.4236/me.2025.161002
• Publication Date: 2025-01-09T06:15:38Z
• Authors: Ewerton Mendes Rosa; Áquilas Mendes; Leonardo Carnut
• Keywords: Commodification

Universal health systems are susceptible to the structural crises of capitalism and have had adapt sudden social changes in neoliberal scenario, with commodification, drastic cuts resources financing schemes. The discussion on sustainability has required that economic instrument be increasingly considered, which requires use theoretical framework political economy a critique predominant neoclassical narrative. study aims identify, through systematic review literature, production theme context light contribution Austro-Brazilian economist Paul Singer, work "Prevenir e Curar: o Controle Social Através dos Serviços de Saúde" (Singer et al., 1978). Of 47 articles included Review, only 33.6% promote discussions focused economy; these, 76.6% aligned Keynesian thought 23.4% Marxist view. There is convergence relation dimensions discussed by Singer: historical perspective (91.5%), under aegis capitalist State (100%), control (23.4%), status (57.4%) evaluation criteria (72.3%). identified studies Singer's thinking converge identifying limitation Economics face insertion issue within scope interests make up society.