Health Policy and Economics
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Innovation and Health
Thomas Grebel
Innovation and Health investigates both the origin and the diffusion of novelty in the field of health. It also provides a critical discussion of the methodology and theory of health economics. Neoclassical and evolutionary elements are... -
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Setting Priorities for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Robert J. Brent
HIV/AIDS is much too complex a phenomenon to be understood only by reference to common sense and ethical codes. This book presents the cost–benefit analysis (CBA) framework in a well-researched and accessible manner to ensure that the mo...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention
Franco Sassi
The authors, including special contributions from health and obesity experts Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca, challenge the perception that explanations for the obesity epidemic are simple and solutions are... -
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Migration and the Globalisation of Health Care
John Connell
The international migration of health workers has been described by Nelson Mandela as the ‘poaching’ of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions. This book examines the controversial recent history of skilled migration, an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation and Commercialisation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Bruce Rasmussen
This path-breaking book addresses the ongoing implications for traditional pharmaceutical companies and biopharmaceutical start-ups of the realignment of the industry knowledge-base. The theoretical approach draws on the modern theory of...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Health Tourism
David Reisman
In this unique and pathbreaking book, David Reisman examines the relatively new phenomenon of health travel. He presents a multidisciplinary account of the way in which lower costs, shorter waiting times, different services, and the chan...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Distributive Justice and the New Medicine
George P. Smith II
The author begins by examining various economic constructs as aids for achieving a fair and equitable delivery of health care services. He then assesses their level of practical application and evaluates the costs and benefits to society...eBook:Find out more$41.56
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Health Care Systems in Developing and Transition Countries
Edited by Diana Pinto Masís, Peter C. Smith
Health policy is a central preoccupation of many, if not all, developing countries. This book presents a selection of ten studies that illustrate the powerful tool that carefully conducted research can offer policy-makers seeking to addr... -
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The Impact of the WTO
Trish Kelly
This volume is the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of the nine environmental and health disputes that have been adjudicated at the WTO since 1995. The investigation concludes that criticism of the WTO has been overstated and, s... -
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Social Policy in an Ageing Society
David Reisman
Around half the world’s population live in countries where the fertility rate is far below the replacement rate and where life expectancy is increasing dramatically. Using Singapore as a case study, Social Policy in an Ageing Society exp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Health Care and Public Policy
David Reisman
Health Care and Public Policy is a comprehensive and intelligible cross-disciplinary account of the objectives of health care policy (medical, social, economic) and of the policy-tools that government can employ (cost–benefit analysis, e...eBook:Find out more$62.36
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![The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries]()
The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
Edited by Benjamin Coriat
The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it asse...eBook:Find out more$40.00
