Global health watch 4 : an alternative world health report.: an alternative world health report. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Watch, Global Health
• Contents: Front Cover; Praise for Previous Editions; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, Tables and Figures; Images; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Global Political and Economic Architecture; Health Systems: Current Issues and Debates; Beyond Healthcare; Watching; Resistance, Actions and Change; Towards a Shared Narrative for Change; Section A: The Global Political and Economic Architecture ; A1: The Health Crises of Neoliberal Globalization ; Introduction ; From Neoliberalism 1.0 to Neoliberalism 3.0: An Abbreviated History ; Modelling Health Costs ; Towards a Progressive Public Health Agenda Where Should Health Activists Start? Note ; References ; A2: Fiscal Policies in Europe in the Wake of the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health; Genesis of the Economic Crisis in Europe ; Influence of Policies in Germany ; Crisis in the US and Its Aftermath ; Greece and Spain: Acute Manifestations of the Crisis ; Social Consequences ; Greece: The Face of the Health Crisis in Europe ; Manifestations of the Crisis on Healthcare in Different Parts of Europe ; Solidarity in the Midst of a Crisis ; Notes ; References ; A3: Social Struggle, Progressive Governments, and Health in Latin America Social Changes and the Health Sector Advances Towards Universal Public Health Systems ; Countries Where Neoliberal Reforms Dominate ; Conclusions ; References ; A4: After the Arab Spring ; Neoliberal Policies and the Decline of the Welfare State ; Praise from the IMF; Change and Continuity ; Rebuilding the Neoliberal Agenda ; Conclusions ; Note ; References ; Section B: Health Systems: Current Issues and Debates ; B1: The Current Discourse On Universal Health Coverage (UHC); The Ideological Foundations of UHC; The Ambiguities of UHC; Where is the Evidence?; Public Systems Efficiencies UHC in Advanced Capitalist CountriesUHC in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Conclusions; Notes; References; B2: The National Health Service (NHS): Prey to Neoliberal Lust for Markets ; The NHS as It Was Conceived; Thatcher and the Attack on the NHS; The Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) and the New 'National Healthcare Market' ; The Failure of Democracy to Save the NHS; The Moral of the Story of the NHS; The Challenge for Health Professionals ; References ; B3: Reform of the Mexican Healthcare System: The Untold Story; The Mexican Health System ; Reforms to Promote a Clear Agenda Health Insurance: The Fashionable 'Success Story' An Uncertain Future ; Notes ; References ; B4: Brazil: The Rocky Road to a Universal Healthcare System; The Health System in Brazil ; Challenges and Limitations of SUS; Looking Ahead ; References ; B5: South Africa: Building or Destroying Health Systems?; Proposed Reforms ; Obstacles Posed by Treasury Policy ; Private Sector Challenges ; Strategic 'Purchasing' of Care?; Notes ; References ; B6: The Right to Health in Tunisia; Social Security in the Pre-Independence Period ; Provision of Free Healthcare After Independence
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.1; Environmental health; Poor -- Health and hygiene; Poor -- Medical care; World health; Environmental health; Poor -- Health and hygiene; Poor -- Medical care; World health; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783602562; 9781783602568; 1783602570; 9781783602575; 1783602554; 9781783602551
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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