Non-Decision Making in Occupational Health Policies in Developing Countries,
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Date
2013-06-19
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Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
Developing countries have no. significant policies for occupational health. This analysis identifies four broad mechanisms through which state- and enterprise-level decision makers in developing countries diffuse attemps to instigate improvements in occupational health: inaction or stifling of such efforts during policy implementation; exercise of power; appeal to the existing bias (norms, rules, procedures) of the system; and prevailing dominant ideology. Addressing these limiting factors requires initiating a process of raising the occupational health policy profile that recognizes the importance of empowering workers' organizations, and enabling professionals to play an active role in the generation of occupational health knowledge required to improve occupational health in the developing countries.
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https://www.givengain.org/unique/sasom/docs/decisions.pdf
Keywords
Occupational health, Policy analysis, Policy implementation, Non-decision making, Developing countries
Citation
Kamuzora, P., 2006. Non-decision making in occupational health policies in developing countries. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 12(1), pp.65-71.