Professionalism, Managerialism and Reform in Higher Education and the Health Services : The European Welfare State and the Rise of the Knowledge Society

"Over the past three decades, professions across the European Union have faced significant and radical challenges. This book analyses three professional groups involved in the academic and health sectors and how they are affected by different national Welfare State models such as Mediterranean, Scandinavian and Anglo Saxon. The cross-national focus allows an examination of the political, social and economic contexts and how each acts as a significant influence on policies in higher education and bureaucracy"-- Provided by publisher "Cover" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Table of Contents" -- "List of Tables" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Notes on Contributors" -- "Introduction Towards Changes in Professions and Professionalism: Academics, Doctors and Nurses" -- "Part I Professionals in Higher Education" -- "1 The State of the Academic Estate" -- "2 Professional Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective" -- "3 The Finnish Academic Profession in Health-Related Sciences and Social Services" -- "Part II Professionals in Health" -- "4 Reconstructing Care Professionalism in Finland" -- "5 Beyond the Portuguese Nursing Labour Market: Towards a Crisis of Professionalism?" -- "6 Managing the Medics in Britain" -- "7 The Changing Medical Profession in England" -- "8 The State and Medicine in the Governance of Health Care in Portugal" -- "Conclusions Cross-Country and Inter-Professional Convergences and Divergences in Changes in Professions and Professionalism" Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The State of the Academic Estate....Pages 15-29 Professional Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective....Pages 30-63 The Finnish Academic Profession in Health-Related Sciences and Social Services....Pages 64-78 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 Reconstructing Care Professionalism in Finland....Pages 81-101 Beyond the Portuguese Nursing Labour Market: Towards a Crisis of Professionalism?....Pages 102-118 Managing the Medics in Britain....Pages 119-134 The Changing Medical Profession in England....Pages 135-150 The State and Medicine in the Governance of Health Care in Portugal....Pages 151-171 Conclusions....Pages 172-180 Back Matter....Pages 181-185