Topp, Stephanie M. (2024) Critiquing the concept of health systems resilience. In: Thomas, Steve, and Fleming, Padraic, (eds.) Handbook of Health Systems Resilience. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 61-71.

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Abstract

Concepts are abstract ideas used in everyday conversation and academic writing to help us make sense of the world by explaining and analysing problems, exploring contexts and issues, or helping to generate solutions or responses. Yet a foundational requirement for any concept to serve these ends is that it be adequately defined. Despite a rapidly expanding body of theoretical, summative and empirical literature focused on health systems resilience, the concept remains a slippery one, defined, theorized and ultimately operationalized in different ways. The following chapter revisits some of the key criticisms of the concept, highlighting their ongoing relevance, and providing suggestions for how both the framing and operationalization of health system resilience may better serve the project of strengthening the performance of health systems in the face of multiple and overlapping shocks.

Item ID:	80804
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	9781803925929
Copyright Information:	© Editors and Contributors Severally 2024
Sensitivity Note:	This chapter has been accepted for publication; permission has been given to store the unformatted pre-print on university repository has been provided.
Projects and Grants:	NHMRC Investigator Award GNT1173004
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2023 23:28
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4407 Policy and administration > 440706 Health policy @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420311 Health systems @ 50% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4407 Policy and administration > 440709 Public policy @ 10%
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