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Towards Universal Health Care in Emerging Economies
Ilcheong . Ed(S): Yi
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Description for Towards Universal Health Care in Emerging Economies
Hardback. Editor(s): Yi, Ilcheong. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 421 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCQ; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book explores how political, social, economic and institutional factors in eight emerging economies have combined to generate diverse outcomes in their move towards universal health care. Structured in three parts, the book begins by framing social policy as an integral system in its own right. The following two parts go on to discuss the opportunities and challenges of achieving universal health care in Thailand, Brazil and China, and survey the obstacles facing India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa and Venezuela in the reform of their health care systems. The evolution of social policy systems and the cases in this volume ... Read more
This book explores how political, social, economic and institutional factors in eight emerging economies have combined to generate diverse outcomes in their move towards universal health care. Structured in three parts, the book begins by framing social policy as an integral system in its own right. The following two parts go on to discuss the opportunities and challenges of achieving universal health care in Thailand, Brazil and China, and survey the obstacles facing India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa and Venezuela in the reform of their health care systems. The evolution of social policy systems and the cases in this volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
Series
Social Policy in a Development Context
Number of Pages
421
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137533760
SKU
V9781137533760
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Ref
99-15
About Ilcheong . Ed(S): Yi
Ilcheong Yi is Research Coordinator at UNRISD. Born in the Republic of Korea, he was trained as both a political scientist and social policy analyst. He specializes in the issues of poverty, social policy, labour policy and historical analysis of the economic and social development process.
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