Distributing Health Care - Principles, Practices and Politics

How ought a society to distribute its publicly funded healthcare resources? Few questions are in more urgent need of an answer. This multidisciplinary investigation brings together the insights of philosophy, clinical science, health economics, operational research and public policy analysis.

About the author

Niall Maclean is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, St Andrews. Other contributors are: John Appleby (King's Fund), Paul Carrick (Gettysburg College), Susan Cleary (University of Cape Town), C.A.J. (Tony) Coady (University of Melbourne), Margaret M. Coady (University of Melbourne), Leonard Fleck (Michigan State University), Howard Glennerster (London School of Economics), Anthony Harrison (King's Fund), Di McIntyre (University of Cape Town), Okore Okorafor (University of Cape Town), Michael Thiede (University of Cape Town).

Product details

• Assisted by: Niall Maclean (Editor)
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.2007
• EAN: 9781845400514
• ISBN: 978-1-84540-051-4
• No. of pages: 275
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 350 g
• Series: St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs; St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosop
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics