This important new textbook provides comparative and critical analysis of healthcare policy from high income states in Europe to low-income countries in the Global South.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
0. General Introduction. Section One. Conceptualising and Contextualising Health Policy. 1. Globalisation and the Changing Role of the State. 2. The Process of Public Policy-Making. 3. The Governance of Health Care Systems. 4 . Financing and Funding of Health Care Systems. Section Two. Conceiving & Comparing Health Care Systems. 5. Comparing Health Systems Outcomes. 6. Ghana and Kenya: A Comparative Analysis of Health Systems in Low Income Developing Countries. 7. Germany and the U. K: A Comparative Analysis of Health Systems in High Income Countries. Section Three. Future Challenges for Health Policy and Health Systems. 8. The Challenge of Integrating Health and Long-Term Care Provision. 9. The Challenge of Widening the Scope of Public Health Policy. 10. The Challenge of Constructing a Pharmaceutical Policy. 11. Conclusion: Brief Reflections on the Study of Health Policy.