Health, economic development and household poverty : from understanding to action / edited by Sara Bennett, Lucy Gilson and Anne Mills.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Sara.

Gilson, Lucy

Mills, Anne

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Series:

Routledge international studies in health economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics--Developing countries.

Medical economics.

Health services accessibility.

Poverty--Health aspects.

Poverty.

Economic development--Health aspects.

Economic development.

Developing countries.

Economic development--Health aspects--Developing countries.

Poverty--Health aspects--Developing countries.

Health services accessibility--Developing countries.

Medical policy--Developing countries.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Developing countries.

Medical care.

Delivery of Health Care--economics.

Developing Countries.

Health Policy--economics.

Medical Subjects:

Delivery of Health Care--economics.

Developing Countries.

Health Policy--economics.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

xx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Contents:

Health, economic development, and household poverty : the role of the health sector / Anne Mills, Sara Bennett, Lucy Gilson

The consequences of population health for economic performance / Marcella Alsan ... [et al.]

Illness and labour productivity : a case study from rural Kenya / Sydney Rosen, Jonathon Simon, and Matthew Fox

Access and equity : evidence on the extent to which health services address the needs of the poor / Natasha Palmer

Illness, health service costs and their consequences for households / Di McIntyre and Michael Thiede

Coping with the costs of illness : vulnerability and resilience among poor households in urban Sri Lanka / Steven Russell

Alternative approaches to extending health services to the poorest / Sara Bennett

Targeting services towards the poor : a review of targeting mechanisms and their effectiveness / Kara Hanson, Eve Worrall, and Virginia Wiseman

Protecting the poor from the cost of services through health financing reform / Sara Bennett and Lucy Gilson

Building voice and agency of poor people in health : public action within health systems / Rene Loewenson

Improving equity in health through health financing reform: a case study of the introduction of universal coverage in Thailand / Supasit Pannarunothai

Promoting access, financial protection and empowerment for the poor : Vimo SEWA in India / M. Kent Ranson, Tara Sinha, and Mirai Chatterjee

Conclusions : from evidence to action / Sara Bennett, Lucy Gilson, and Anne Mills.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-265) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780415344289

041534428X

9780203023570

0203023579

OCLC:

80019887