Kristen Smith

Medical Tourism and Inequity in India

The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare

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Produktbeschreibung

In Medical Tourism and Inequity in India, Kristen Smith explores the role of private hospitals in India in the global healthcare service supply chain. Smith examines the medical tourism industry, the commodification of the Indian healthcare system, and the local populations facing critical health issues.

Produktdetails

• The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781793644190
• ISBN-10: 1793644195
• Artikelnr.: 68536158

Autorenporträt

By Kristen Smith

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Tensions, Conflicts and Contradictions
Chapter 1: 'First World Treatment at Third World Prices'
Chapter 2: Medical Tourism and the Hyper-commodification of Healthcare
Chapter 3: The Intersections of Tourism and Health: The Marketization of
Medical Tourism
Chapter 4: Places in Peril: Medical Tourism and the Transitioning of Trust
Chapter 5: Mobility, Identity and the Global Imaginary: The Worlding of the
Healthcare Workforce
Chapter 6: The Structural Violence of Medical Tourism: Gated Enclaves and
Health Exclusion
Conclusion