Policy and Health: Implications for Development in Asia (RAND Studies in Policy Analysis)

ISBN 10: 0521661641 / ISBN 13: 9780521661645

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Policy and Health: Implications for Development in Asia (RAND Studies in Policy Analysis)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521661641
• ISBN 13: 9780521661645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 975.2 grams

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Synopsis

This rich volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia. Leading RAND thinkers, working in different disciplines, create an all-encompassing framework for students, scholars, and policymakers, clarifying what is known and still needs to be known about how policy and practice lead to better health outcomes in developing countries. Drawing on their broad experience, the authors explore the health effects of macroeconomic development, education, and technology. After making compelling arguments about the need for policymakers to use and demand evidence-based policy, they investigate the epidemiology of persistent infectious diseases and the rapid ascendancy of chronic diseases in the elderly, showing how effectively appropriate clinical medicine addresses illness and promotes well-being. Emphasis is placed on examining equity-improving solutions to ascertain how and where they have helped the poor, women, and other vulnerable populations. The book concludes with a discussion of politics, priorities, the private sector, and what role health departments should play to translate policy objectives into better health.

Book Description

This volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia. Leading RAND thinkers create a framework for students, scholars, and policymakers, clarifying what is known and still needs to be known about how policy and practice lead to better health outcomes in developing countries. Drawing on their experience, the authors explore the health effects of macroeconomic development, education, and technology.