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Published in: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Care | Commentary

The Manchurian candidate: chiropractors as propagators of neoliberalism in health care

Authors: Jordan A. Gliedt, Benjamin D. Holmes, David A. Nelson

Published in: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

The rise of neoliberalism has influenced the health care sector, including the chiropractic profession. The neoliberal infiltration of market justice behavior is in direct conflict with the fiduciary agreement to serve the public good before self-interests and has compromised the chiropractor, who now may act as an agent of neoliberalism in health care. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the impact of neoliberalism on the chiropractic profession and provide recommendations for a professional philosophical shift from a market justice model to a communal and social justice model.
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Metadata
Title
The Manchurian candidate: chiropractors as propagators of neoliberalism in health care
Authors
Jordan A. Gliedt
Benjamin D. Holmes
David A. Nelson
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Care
Published in
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 2045-709X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00311-y

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