Health and Globalization - Couverture rigide

Cockerham, Geoffrey; Cockerham, William C.

 
9780745645124: Health and Globalization
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0745645127 ISBN 13 : 9780745645124
Editeur : Polity Press, 2010

Synopsis

This accessible book examines the multidimensional influence of globalization on human health and disease. The acceleration of globalization since the end of the Cold War has had numerous far-reaching impacts on health-related issues, both social and political, and as this book shows, globalization continues to present both positive and negative implications for the state of human health.

In Health and Globalization, Geoffrey and William Cockerham focus on the relationships between globalization and a variety of health-related topics including the spread of Western medicine, the rise of medical tourism, and adverse effects on the environment. Particular attention is paid to issues of contemporary urgency such as the spread of pandemics and the role of global health governance, as well as reviewing changes in health care delivery systems in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Russia, and selected developing countries. The book provides a readable account of the many actors involved in global health, analyzing the interactions of national governments, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations in addressing global health issues.

Health and Globalization will be illuminating reading for students on a wide range of courses including public health, globalization, the sociology of medicine, and development.

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À propos de l?auteur

Geoffrey B. Cockerham is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah University

William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745645127
ISBN 13 
9780745645124
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780745645131: Health and Globalization

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0745645135 ISBN 13 :  9780745645131
Editeur : Polity, 2010
Couverture souple