From Autoreferentiality to Interdipendence: healthcare, social welfare and local service’s governance in Sicily

Journal title SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
Author/s Sergio Severino, Paolo Di Venti
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2012/1En Language English
Pages 9 P. 166-174 File size 104 KB
DOI 10.3280/SES2012-001012EN
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This paper argues a critical reflection about the dynamics of the Sicilian Health System. The analysis of its internal reforms shows the effort to achieve a gradual decentralization of management and control bodies. It was conceptualized as a de-generalization process, described starting from the von Bertalanffy’s General Systems Theory. This latter allows to fit the concept of complexity to the social systems dynamic’s, characterized by specific rules and standards aimed to an ever new fitting to the environment.

Keywords: Health System, Sicilian region, General Systems Theory, complexity, de-generalization process, social systems dynamic’s, environment.

Sergio Severino, Paolo Di Venti, From Autoreferentiality to Interdipendence: healthcare, social welfare and local service’s governance in Sicily in "SALUTE E SOCIETÀ" 1En/2012, pp 166-174, DOI: 10.3280/SES2012-001012EN