The impact of Thatcherism on health and well-being in Britain

Alex Scott-Samuel, Clare Bambra, Charles Collins, Gerry McCartney, Kat Smith, David J Hunter

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71 Citations (Scopus)

71 Citations
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2021
Health inequalities, fundamental causes and power: Towards the practice of good theory
McCartney, G., Dickie, E., Escobar, O. & Collins, C., 1 Jan 2021, In: Sociology of Health & Illness. 43, 1, p. 20-39 20 p., 2.
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49 Citations (Scopus)
2019
The Policy Discourses that Shaped the ‘Transformation’ of Glasgow in the Later 20th Century: 'Overspill’, ‘redeployment’ and the ‘culture of enterprise’
Collins, C. & Levitt, I., 18 Dec 2019, Transforming Glasgow: Beyond the Post-Industrial City. Madgin, R. & Kintrea, K. (eds.). Bristol, UK: Policy Press, p. 21-38 18 p.
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1 Citation (Scopus)
2017
History, politics and vulnerability: Explaining excess mortality in Scotland and Glasgow
Walsh, D., McCartney, G., Collins, C., Taulbut, M. & Batty, G. D., 1 Oct 2017, In: Public Health. 151, p. 1-12 12 p., 1.
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46 Citations (Scopus)
The Politics of Health in Scotland, 1979-1992: 'Personal responsibility’ and the ‘false dawn’ of social determination
Collins, C. & Levitt, I., 13 Sept 2017, p. 91.
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Working-class discourses of politics, policy and health: 'I don’t smoke; I don’t drink. The only thing wrong with me is my health’
Mackenzie, M., Collins, C., Connolly, J., McCartney, G. & Doyle, M., 1 Apr 2017, In: Policy and Politics. 45, 2, p. 231-249 19 p., 1.
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27 Citations (Scopus)
2016
Excess mortality and urban change: Investigating similarities and differences in the extent of urban change in Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester and their surrounding regions from 1945, and the extent to which this might be part of the excess mortality explanation
Taulbut, M., McCartney, G., Walsh, D. & Collins, C., 15 May 2016, United Kingdom: NHS Health Scotland. 107 p.
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How politics and power create poor health: ‘I think they’re trying to kill folk aff’
Mackenzie, M., Collins, C., Connolly, J., McCartney, G. & Doyle, M., 5 Apr 2016, Social Research Publications.
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Neoliberalism and Health Inequalities
Collins, C., McCartney, G. & Garnham, L., 2016, Health Inequalities. Smith, K. E., Bambra, C. & Hill, S. E. (eds.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 124-137 14 p.
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The ‘modernisation’ of Scotland and its impact on Glasgow, 1955-1979: ‘Unwanted side effects’ and vulnerabilities
Collins, C. & Levitt, I., 1 Jul 2016, In: Scottish Affairs. 25, 3, p. 294-316 23 p.
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19 Citations (Scopus)
2015
Social theory and health inequalities: Critical realism or a transformative activist stance?
Collins, C., McCrory, M., McCartney, G. & Mackenzie, M., 1 Aug 2015, In: Social Theory & Health. 13, 3, p. 377-396 20 p.
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10 Citations (Scopus)
2013
What (or Who) Causes Health Inequalities? Theories, Evidence and Implications
McCartney, G., Collins, C. & Mackenzie, M., Dec 2013, In: Health Policy. 113, 3, p. 221-227 7 p.
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121 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Has Scotland always been the 'sick man' of Europe? An observational study from 1855 to 2006
Mccartney, G., Walsh, D., Whyte, B. & Collins, C., 2012, In: European Journal of Public Health. 22, 6, p. 756-760 5 p.
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64 Citations (Scopus)
Why the Scots die younger: Synthesizing the evidence
McCartney, G., Collins, C., Walsh, D. & Batty, G. D., 1 Jun 2012, In: Public Health. 126, 6, p. 459-470 12 p.
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51 Citations (Scopus)
2011
Accounting for Scotland's Excess Mortality: Towards a Synthesis
McCartney, G., Collins, C., David, W. & Batty, G. D., Apr 2011, United Kingdom: Glasgow Centre for Population Health. 86 p.
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The impact of neo-liberal ‘political attack’ on health: The case of the ‘Scottish Effect’
Collins, C. & McCartney, G., 1 Jul 2011, In: International Journal of Health Services. 41, 3, p. 501-523 23 p.
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