The blind men and the elephant

MacVane Phipps, FE

Abstract

An old folk tale describes five blind men encountering an elephant. One grasps the tail, another feels the tusk, the third explores the flank while the last men encounter an ear and the elephant’s trunk. Each man describes a very different animal, yet all the descriptions together provide a clear picture of the elephant.
Similarly each article in this issue of IJHG is very different. However taken together they provide an informative overview of some current global issues in
health governance.

Citation

MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). The blind men and the elephant. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(4), 330-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-12-2018-071

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Dec 3, 2018
• Publication Date: Dec 3, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 10, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 10, 2019
• Journal: International Journal of Health Governance
• Print ISSN: 2059-4631
• Publisher: Emerald
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 330-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-12-2018-071
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-12-2018-071
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