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Traces the historical patterns of medical professionalization in the Scandinavian countries, drawing on statist analyses in the literature. Three spheres of medical authority in state-profession relationships are identified: state-doctor relationship, internal interactions in the medical profession, & external dynamics of the profession, eg, division of labor & gender stratification. It is shown that the medical profession has been integrated into state formation since the 16th century, meaning that hospital doctors achieved dominance in the profession, but alternative practitioners, eg, midwives, survived. Relations between the profession & the state were strengthened with the introduction of social democracy in the post-WWII period. Efforts to introduce market principles into the health care system will likely be shaped by the historical medical profession-state relationship, however, it is still premature to properly assess the impact of new reforms. 2 Tables, 50 References. D. M. Smith

Die historische Entwicklung des skandinavischen Gesundheitssystems, einem zentralen Element des Sozialstaatsmodells, wird aus zwei analytischen Perspektiven beleuchtet: zum einen aus traditioneller Sicht, die die historischen Gründe für die Herausbildung des Gesundheitssystems vorrangig in der zunehmenden Bedeutung der Arbeiterklasse sowie hygienisch-medizinischer Fortschritte in den Mittelpunkt stellt, zum anderen aus einer Perspektive, die die Entwicklung des Gesundheitssystems im Zusammenhang mit der zunehmenden Integration von Frauen in das politische System betrachtet. (AuD-Pls)