health policy (The International Library of Comparative Public Policy series, 7) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858985870 ISBN 13: 9781858985879

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Health Policy presents the key classic and contemporary articles and will be an important source of reference for health care professionals, academics and policymakers. It sheds light on the values and socio-political factors which underpin health policy, and will be invaluable in helping to assess and compare policymaking processes in different countries.

The volume is divided into six sections and within each section the articles are presented chronologically. Thus the selection is suitable for both the beginner and the more advanced student; the beginner will benefit from the earlier readings by observing their cumulative impact on later writings, while the more advanced student may find the more up-to-date articles of particular interest. Section I introduces several basic values which underlie all health policies; section II reviews the socio-economic and political factors in health policy; section III deals with the experience and practice of American health care while section IV offers comparisons with other countries in Europe and also with Japan. Section V examines the opportunities and constraints for countries' learning from each other and finally section VI raises methodological issues and indicates the challenges which must be addressed in the future.

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Edited by James W. Björkman, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands and Professor of Public Administration and Development, Leiden State University, The Netherlands and Christa Altenstetter, Ph.D./M.A. Program in Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center, The City University of New York, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858985870
• ISBN 13: 9781858985879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Björkman James W., Altenstetter Christa