On the difficulties of addressing collective concerns through markets: from market devices to accountability devices

In recent years market-based interventions have been positioned as the basis for addressing what the editors of this special issue have termed 'collective concerns' in fields as diverse as healthcare, the environment and crime. This paper considers the terms of such interventions and the m...

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Published inEconomy and society Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 243 - 267
Main Authors Neyland, Daniel, Ehrenstein, Véra, Milyaeva, Sveta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2019
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Accountability
accountability devices
At risk populations
Crime
electronic waste
Health care
Health services
Intervention
market-based interventions
Markets
Science and technology
Science and Technology Studies
Social impact
Social Impact Bonds
Sociology of science
Technology
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Summary:In recent years market-based interventions have been positioned as the basis for addressing what the editors of this special issue have termed 'collective concerns' in fields as diverse as healthcare, the environment and crime. This paper considers the terms of such interventions and the market-like relations these terms pre-suppose. It does so through a comparison of two interventions: a market-based scheme to address concerns regarding electronic waste and a Social Impact Bond for children at-risk of going into care. Ideas from Science and Technology Studies are drawn on to explore the composition of market-based interventions, the terms established through accountability devices which decide on who and what gets to participate, and the consequences that follow.
ISSN:0308-5147
1469-5766
DOI:10.1080/03085147.2019.1576432