Circles of exclusion : the politics of health care in Israel / Dani Filc ; with a foreword by Quentin Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Filc, Dani.

Series:

Culture and politics of health care work.

The culture and politics of health care work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Political aspects--Israel.

Medical care.

Medical policy--Israel.

Medical policy.

Minorities--Health and hygiene--Israel.

Minorities.

Noncitizens--Health and hygiene--Israel.

Noncitizens.

Social medicine--Israel.

Social medicine.

Medical economics--Israel.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Controversy surrounds Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, and the radical national and religious agendas at play there have come to define the area in the minds of many. This study, however, focuses instead on the process of "normalization" in the life of Jewish residents. The works collected consider the transformation of the landscape, the patterns of relationships shared by the residents, and the lasting effects of Israel's settlement policy. They stress, in particular, such factors as urban planning, rising inequality and the retreat of the welfare state, and the changing political economy of industry and employment. In doing so, the authors provide new insight into the suburbanized areas which they argue are an integral part of the broader historical trends shaping Israel/Palestine.

Contents:

Introduction : four stories of exclusion

The Israeli health care system : an overview

The "neoliberalization" of the Israeli health care system

The health of Israeli Palestinians and Bedouins

Migrant workers

The Occupation as the ultimate violation of the right to health.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8014-5857-9

OCLC:

726824308