The Social Economics of Health Care

For too long now, the issue of health care reform has been dominated by the techniques of mainstream economics and the constant application of the tools of cost-benefit analysis to an area that does not suit it.

Issues such as privacy, genetic testing and the allocation of organ transplants require a more sensitive approach to the setting of budgets, and so a more socially responsible attitude towards health care economics is emerging. John Davis has gathered together an impressive range of contributors to explore these phenomena.

List of contents

List of tables, List of figures, List of contributors, Introduction, PART I Alternatives to the market view of health care and health economics, PART II Resistance to market-based reform of health care systems, PART III Issues surrounding health care and aging, PART IV The challenge of technology, Index

About the author

John B Davis

Summary

Health care reform has long been dominated by the techniques of mainstream economics and the constant application of the tools of cost-benefit analysis. However, a more socially responsible approach is emerging due to issues such as privacy and genetic testing. This work explore these phenomena.

Product details

• Assisted by: John B Davis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.05.2001
• EAN: 9780415251624
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25162-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 476 g
• Series: Routledge Advances in Social Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Business & Economics / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Relations, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General