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Modern dilemmas in health care—the Israeli doctors' strike
Author(s) -
Ellencweig A Y
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1987.tb00893.x
Subject(s) - dilemma , health care , conceptual framework , political science , medicine , sociology , law , social science , epistemology , philosophy
Between March and June of 1983, for 118 days, Israel experienced one of the most prolonged doctors' strikes ever recorded. This article provides a conceptual framework for analysing the strike. It presents an outline of the role of different health agencies in Israel prior to and during the crisis and considers the status dilemma of modern doctors.