Resource allocation: a plea for a touch of realism

Journal of Medical Ethics 16 (3):129-131 (1990)
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Abstract

The problem of resource allocation in health has stimulated much thought and research, in attempts to provide objective, rational methods by which necessary choices can be made. One such method was proposed in a paper in this journal. The authors argued for a utilitarian approach, which they claimed to demonstrate was acceptable to society at large. This paper argues that the evidence supporting such a claim was flawed; such a utilitarian approach is not socially acceptable, and is therefore not relevant. Rather more relevant directions for research are discussed, based on the assertion that a degree of realism is essential when considering the problems of resource allocation

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Resource allocation: idealism, realism, pragmatism, openness.N. W. Goodman - 1991 - Journal of Medical Ethics 17 (4):179-180.
A plea for a touch of realism: reply to P Whitaker.David Lamb - 1990 - Journal of Medical Ethics 16 (3):134-135.

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