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The theory that efficiency is not a natural or neutral measure but a constructed concept—built by particular interests for particular purposes, shaped by social, economic, and political forces. Efficiency [Constructions] argues that what counts as "efficient" depends on who's asking, what they value, what they're trying to achieve. An efficient factory from an owner's [perspective] (maximizing output per worker) may be profoundly inefficient from a worker's perspective (maximizing [exploitation]). An efficient healthcare system from a budget perspective (minimizing cost) may be inefficient from a patient's perspective (minimizing care). The theory reveals that efficiency is always efficiency-for, never efficiency-in-itself.
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