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The Pox of Liberty: How the Constitution Left Americans Rich, Free, and Prone to Infection (Markets and Governments in Economic Hist)
Werner Troesken
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Description for The Pox of Liberty: How the Constitution Left Americans Rich, Free, and Prone to Infection (Markets and Governments in Economic Hist)
Hardcover. Looking at the history of the United States with a focus on three diseases - smallpox, typhoid fever, and yellow fever, this book shows how constitutional rules and provisions that promoted individual liberty and economic prosperity also influenced the country's ability to eradicate infectious disease. Series: Markets and Governments in Economic History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world. But that wealth hasn't translated to a higher life expectancy, an area where the United States still ranks thirty-eighth-behind Cuba, Chile, Costa Rica, and Greece, among many others. Some fault the absence of universal health care or the persistence of social inequalities. Others blame unhealthy lifestyles. But these emphases on present-day behaviors and policies miss a much more fundamental determinant of societal health: the state. Werner Troesken looks at the history of the United States with a focus on three diseases - smallpox, typhoid fever, and yellow fever - ... Read more
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world. But that wealth hasn't translated to a higher life expectancy, an area where the United States still ranks thirty-eighth-behind Cuba, Chile, Costa Rica, and Greece, among many others. Some fault the absence of universal health care or the persistence of social inequalities. Others blame unhealthy lifestyles. But these emphases on present-day behaviors and policies miss a much more fundamental determinant of societal health: the state. Werner Troesken looks at the history of the United States with a focus on three diseases - smallpox, typhoid fever, and yellow fever - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Markets and Governments in Economic History
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226922171
SKU
V9780226922171
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About Werner Troesken
Werner Troesken is professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Water, Race, and Disease; Why Regulate Utilities?; and The Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster.
Reviews for The Pox of Liberty: How the Constitution Left Americans Rich, Free, and Prone to Infection (Markets and Governments in Economic Hist)
"Troesken's The Pox of Liberty fits into the broader category of works by Jared Diamond, David Landes, and Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, as well as others who attempt to understand the relationship between disease, institutions, and economic outcomes. What I like about Troesken's book-and what I think fills a significant gap-is that instead of coming up with a singular ... Read more