War and the health of nations / Zaryab Iqbal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iqbal, Zaryab, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Health aspects.

War.

War--Medical aspects.

War and society.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the various mechanisms through which violent conflict undermines the health and well-being of populations.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Table of Figures; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 - INTRODUCTION; 2 - THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN SECURITY; A PARADIGM OF HUMAN SECURITY?; CRITICISM OF HUMAN SECURITY; WAR AND HUMAN SECURITY; HEALTH AND HUMAN SECURITY; THE IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN SECURITY; CONCLUSION; 3 - WAR AND HEALTH: A CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONFLICT; CONFLICT AND HEALTH; THEORY AND HYPOTHESES; IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN SECURITY; CONCLUSION; 4 - CONFLICT AND LEVELS OF HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT; MEASURING PUBLIC HEALTH

INFLUENCES ON HEALTH OUTCOMESANALYSIS AND RESULTS; CONCLUSION; 5 - A DISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WAR ON HEALTH; INFLUENCES ON PUBLIC HEALTH; FERTILITY RATES; INFANT MORTALITY RATES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; CONCLUSION; 6 - COLLATERAL DAMAGE: WAR, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH; CONFLICT, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HEALTH; DATA AND OPERATIONALIZATION; ANALYSIS AND RESULTS; CONCLUSION; 7 - THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BETWEEN DEFENSE AND HEALTH; GUNS VERSUS BUTTER: THE EVIDENCE; CONFLICT, HEALTH, AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES; CONFLICT AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES; A MODEL OF DEFENSE-WELFARE EXPENDITURES

CONCLUSION8 - FORCED MIGRATION AND POPULATION HEALTH; FORCED MIGRATION AS A SECURITY ISSUE; WAR, REFUGEES, AND HEALTH; DATA AND OPERATIONALIZATION; ANALYSIS AND RESULTS; CONCLUSION; 9 - CONCLUSION; HEALTH AS A GLOBAL ISSUE; VIOLENT CONFLICT AND POPULATION WELL-BEING; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCE MATTER; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

9780804773706

080477370X

OCLC:

1224279528