Comparing public-health policies and social inequality in the USA, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Japan, this work probes issues such as how public policies can improve people's health, what impact they wield over the environment and personal lifestyles, and to what degree political leaders have implemented efficient health programmes in the face of cost-containment pressures. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the author not only describes health policies but explains recent changes in national health programmes. He also evaluates health policies according to their success in gaining public satisfaction, improving health, and ensuring more equal access to high-quality care.
- ISBN10 0814706762
- ISBN13 9780814706763
- Publish Date 1 July 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint New York University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1
- Language English