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The Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn´t
William J. Baumol
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Description for The Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn´t
Paperback. The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this book, the author explores the causes of these seemingly intractable problems and offers a surprisingly simple explanation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this concise and illuminating book, the well-known economist William J. Baumol explores the causes of these seemingly intractable problems and offers a surprisingly simple explanation. Baumol identifies the cost disease as a major source of rapidly rising costs in service sectors of the economy. Once we understand that disease, he explains, effective responses become apparent. Baumol presents his analysis with characteristic clarity, tracing the ... Read more
The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this concise and illuminating book, the well-known economist William J. Baumol explores the causes of these seemingly intractable problems and offers a surprisingly simple explanation. Baumol identifies the cost disease as a major source of rapidly rising costs in service sectors of the economy. Once we understand that disease, he explains, effective responses become apparent. Baumol presents his analysis with characteristic clarity, tracing the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300198157
SKU
V9780300198157
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About William J. Baumol
William J. Baumol is professor of economics and academic director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, New York University, and professor emeritus, Princeton University. He lives in New York City.
Reviews for The Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn´t
Health-care costs are huge, and still rising. Based on current trends, in 2105 US health care will consume 62% of our national income. And this is nothing to worry about. How can this be? Relying primarily on simple logic and storytelling, NYU economist William J. Baumol lays out the answer in his new book. -Kyle Smith, New York Post ... Read more