Microsoft Word - Shared Health GovernanceRuger FINAL.doc

Abstract In Health and Social Justice I developed the "health capability paradigm", a conception of justice and health in domestic societies. This idea undergirds an alternative framework of social cooperation I call "shared health governance" (SHG). SHG puts forth a set of moral responsibilities, motivational aspirations and institutional arrangements, and apportions roles for implementation in striving for health justice. I now develop further the SHG framework and explain its importance and implications for governing health domestically