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Health Inequalities and Welfare Resources
Johan (Ed) Fritzell
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Description for Health Inequalities and Welfare Resources
Paperback. How welfare states influence population health and health inequalities has long been debated, but less well-tested by empirical research. This book presents an empirical evidence of the effects of Swedish welfare state structures and policies on the lives of Swedish citizens. It is useful for researchers, students and practitioners in the field. Editor(s): Fritzell, Johan; Lundberg, Olle. Series: Health & Society S. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Foreword by Lisa Berkman, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University How welfare states influence population health and health inequalities has long been debated but less well tested by empirical research. This book presents new empirical evidence of the effects of Swedish welfare state structures and policies on the lives of Swedish citizens. The discussion, analysis and innovative theoretical approaches developed in the book have implications for health research and policy beyond Scandinavian borders. Drawing on a rich source of longitudinal data, the Swedish Level of Living Surveys (LNU), and other data, the authors shed light on a number of ... Read more
Foreword by Lisa Berkman, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University How welfare states influence population health and health inequalities has long been debated but less well tested by empirical research. This book presents new empirical evidence of the effects of Swedish welfare state structures and policies on the lives of Swedish citizens. The discussion, analysis and innovative theoretical approaches developed in the book have implications for health research and policy beyond Scandinavian borders. Drawing on a rich source of longitudinal data, the Swedish Level of Living Surveys (LNU), and other data, the authors shed light on a number of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Health & Society S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347572
SKU
V9781861347572
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99-50
About Johan (Ed) Fritzell
Johan Fritzell is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for Health Equity Studies,Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet. He has published extensively on the determinants and distribution of welfare in Sweden, as well as comparative income distribution and poverty studies. Olle Lundberg is Professor of Health Equity Studies at the Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet. He has conducted research ... Read more
Reviews for Health Inequalities and Welfare Resources
"These complex findings and issues are clearly presented and discussed, and we learn much about the social determinants of health and levels of health inequalities in Sweden. ... there are rich pickings, plenty of food for thought and a lot to digest in this book; as a comprehensive and very capable investigation of the social determinants of health in Sweden ... Read more