Medical tourism and inequity in India : the hyper-commodification of healthcare / Kristen Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Kristen, 1976- author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Anthropology of tourism: heritage, mobility, and society

The anthropology of tourism : heritage, mobility, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical tourism--India.

Medical tourism.

Medical care--India.

Medical care.

Medical Tourism.

India.

Medical Subjects:

Medical Tourism.

Physical Description:

xii, 209 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]

Summary:

"In Medical Tourism and Inequity in India, Kristen Smith explores the role of private hospitals in India in the global healthcare service supply chain. Smith examines the medical tourism industry, the commodification of the Indian healthcare system, and the local populations facing critical health issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

First World Treatment at Third World Prices

Medical Tourism and the Hyper-commodification of Healthcare

The Intersections of Tourism and Health : The Marketization of Medical Tourism

Places in Peril : Medical Tourism and the Transitioning of Trust

Mobility, Identity and the Global Imaginary : The Worlding of the Healthcare Workforce

The Structural Violence of Medical Tourism : Gated Enclaves and Health Exclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, Kristen, 1976- Medical tourism and inequity in India

ISBN:

9781793644176

1793644179

OCLC:

1291392221

Publisher Number:

99992199964