Health Inequalities and Global Justice
By:"Patti Tamara Lenard","Christine Straehle"
Published on 2012-08-30 by Edinburgh University Press
Explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations Contributors to this volume considers whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice. Case studies include \u003e The migration of health care practitioners from developing to developed nations \u003e The impact of climate change \u003e The social determinants of health outcomes \u003e The effects of pharmaceutical legislation--and international bad practices more generally--on securing access to life-saving drugs in the developing world \u003e The differential effect of these practices on men and women, especially with respect to HIV/AIDS These cases are explored alongside theoretical questions of definition, responsibility and moral relevance to discover the scope of responsibilities that developed nations have towards poor health in developing nations.
This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword health equity.
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