Just health : meeting health needs fairly / Norman Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Norman, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical policy.

Health services accessibility.

Right to health.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Justice (Philosophy).

Medical ethics.

Health Services Accessibility.

Health Policy.

Social Justice.

Global Health.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services Accessibility.

Health Policy.

Social Justice.

Global Health.

Physical Description:

ix, 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Three questions of justice

What is the special moral importance of health?

When are health inequalities unjust? The social determinants of health

How can we meet health needs fairly when we can't meet them all? Accountability for reasonable resource allocation

What do we owe each other? Implications of an integrated theory of justice and health

Global aging and intergenerational equity

Consent to workplace risk and health protection

Medical professionalism and the care we should get

Fairness in health sector reform

Accountability for reasonableness in developing countries: two applications

Reducing health disparities: no simple matter

Priority setting and human rights

International health inequalities and global justice: a concluding challenge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-375) and index.

ISBN:

052187632X

9780521876322

0521699983

9780521699983

OCLC:

104846141

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