Di McIntyre / Gavin Mooney (eds.)

The Economics of Health Equity

Herausgeber: McIntyre, Di; Mooney, Gavin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about equity in health and health care. It explores why, despite being seen as an important goal, health equity has not made more progress within countries and globally, and what needs to change for there to be greater success in delivering fairness. An international team of eminent experts from the field of health economics describe how equity in health and health care might develop over the next decade. They examine existing and past barriers to promoting equity, citing case examples, and covering issues including access to health services and inequalities between and within countries. The analyses are detailed, but the issues are approached in an accessible fashion, highlighting the factors of common international relevance. This book provides a manifesto for achieving health equity for the future. It will be essential reading for health and social policy makers nationally and internationally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780521705066
• ISBN-10: 0521705061
• Artikelnr.: 23101626

Autorenporträt

Di McIntyre is Associate Professor of Health Economics in the Health Economics Unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Gavin Mooney is Director of the Social and Public Health Economics Research Group (SPHERe), and Professor of Health Economics at Curtin University in Perth, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Why this book? Gavin Mooney and Di McIntyre; Part
II. Equity in General: 2. Health and health inequalities in a neo-liberal
global world Elaine Coburn and David Coburn; 3. Governing the health care
market: the social and political requirements Amiya Kumar Bagchi; 4. Equity
in the context of diversity of culture and diversity of economic systems
Gavin Mooney; 5. Beware of the libertarian wolf in the clothing of the
egalitarian sheep: an essay on the need to clarify ends and means Alan
Maynard; Part III. Health Service Access: 6. Exploring the dimensions of
access Michael Thiede, Patricia Akweongo and Di McIntyre; 7. Acceptability,
trust and equity Lucy Gilson; Part IV. Equity and Health Systems: 8.
International migration and extreme health inequality: robust arguments and
institutions for international redistribution in health care Maureen
Mackintosh; 9. Pay the piper and call the tune: changing health care
financing mechanisms to address public-private health sector mix inequities
Di McIntyre; Part V. Lessons from Individual Countries: 10. Equity in
health financing, resource allocation and health service utilization in
Brazil: past, present and future Silvia Porto, Claudia Travassos, Maria
Alicia Ugá and Isabela Soares Santos; 11. Improving health-related
information systems to monitor equity in health: lessons from Thailand
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Supon Limwattananon and Phusit Prakongsai; Part
VI. Future Action: 12. Where now with equity? Di McIntyre and Gavin Mooney.