The Social Economics of Health Care

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Social Economics of Health Care
Authors and Contributors      Edited by John Davis
SeriesRoutledge Advances in Social Economics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreEconomic systems and structures
ISBN/Barcode 9780415251624
ClassificationsDewey:338.473621
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 17 May 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The issue of health care reform has long 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. The contributors to this work explore these phenomena.

Author Biography

John B. Davis is Professor of Economics at Marquetter University. He is the editor of the Review of Social Economy and past President of the History of Economics Society

Reviews

"Eleven papers examine alternatives to the market view of health care and health economics, resistance to market-based reform of health care systems, and social issues associated with health care."-Journal of Economic Literature Spet 2002