Public Health Policies and Social Inequality
Charles F. Andrain
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Description for Public Health Policies and Social Inequality
Hardback. This text on the interaction between public health policies and social inequality probes three issues: what groups wield the greatest influence over the policy process? Who gains most from health policies? And how can we best understand the policy link between health and social inequalities? Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1DNS; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; JKSW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
This book explores the interaction between public health policies and social inequality. It probes three issues: What groups wield the greatest influence over the policy process? Who gains the most benefits from health policies? How can we best understand the policy link between health and social inequalities? A theory of social opportunities clarifies the reasons for policy effectiveness, particularly the impact of public programmes on the environmental and personal conditions that improve people's health.
This book explores the interaction between public health policies and social inequality. It probes three issues: What groups wield the greatest influence over the policy process? Who gains the most benefits from health policies? How can we best understand the policy link between health and social inequalities? A theory of social opportunities clarifies the reasons for policy effectiveness, particularly the impact of public programmes on the environmental and personal conditions that improve people's health.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333726952
SKU
V9780333726952
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99-15
About Charles F. Andrain
CHARLES F. ANDRAIN is professor of political science at San Diego State University. He has written several books about comparative public policy and social change. Authored with David E. Apter his work on Political Protest and Social Change: Analyzing Politics was selected by Choice Magazine as an outstanding academic book of 1995. Other major publications include Comparative Political Systems, Political ... Read more
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