Thesis advisor: Sarah Babb / Since 2000, the global health management approach of health systems strengthening
(HSS) has gained support from many local and international stakeholders. This thesis
investigates the diffusion of the HSS norm in the global health community and within
two disease programs of malaria and tuberculosis. I show how strong support for HSS by
the global health community has been overwhelmed by coercive pressure from resourcewielding
funding and governance structures. Drawing on organizational theory, I argue
that global health organizations and experts have engaged in strategic social
reconstruction and avoidance tactics to rationalize hypocrisy towards the HSS norm. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2017. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Scholar of the College. / Discipline: International Studies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BOSTON/oai:dlib.bc.edu:bc-ir_107443 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Magill, Elizabeth |
| Publisher | Boston College |
| Source Sets | Boston College |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, thesis |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. |
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