Abstract This paper tries to answer the question: in what ways does the logic of capital accumulation shape the organization of hospital care in the US – a sector characterized by a preponderance of both public and private ‘not-for-profit’ institutions? Rather than taking different hospital ownership types as our analytical starting point, to answer this […]
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Christopher Mouré and Shai Gorsky When it comes to social institutions, not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) allegedly strike a balance between the private and public realm. While privately owned and operated, not-for-profits are distinguished by their ostensibly public purpose – in eschewing private profits, they claim to make the pursuit of some social benefit their primary objective. […]
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Shai Gorsky This series of posts will explore some contemporary fields in “complexity science”. They summarize experiences from the Santa-Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School 2014, with the hope of suggesting to readers useful research tools for political-economy. Please feel free to contact the author if you are interested in discussing or utilizing any of […]
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