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Politics Of Health In Europe
Richard Freeman
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Description for Politics Of Health In Europe
Paperback. This text explores the politics of publicly provided health care, focusing on major countries of Western Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK. Each chapter develops factual comparison and contrast in the context of key ideas in social and political theory. Series: European Policy Research Unit Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables, references. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
This is the first general comparative study of health policy and politics to focus on major countries of Western Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The book begins by identifying differences in arrangements for the finance, delivery and regulation of health care in different countries, explaining how health systems are to be understood as political entities. The book describes and accounts for the evolution of state intervention in the health sector before comparing and contrasting different kinds of systems. It examines recent changes in the organization of health care as well as recent challenges to public health, including ... Read more
This is the first general comparative study of health policy and politics to focus on major countries of Western Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The book begins by identifying differences in arrangements for the finance, delivery and regulation of health care in different countries, explaining how health systems are to be understood as political entities. The book describes and accounts for the evolution of state intervention in the health sector before comparing and contrasting different kinds of systems. It examines recent changes in the organization of health care as well as recent challenges to public health, including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
European Policy Research Unit Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719042140
SKU
V9780719042140
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99-15
About Richard Freeman
Simon Bulmer is Professor of European Politics at the University of Sheffield
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