Healing the masses : Cuban health politics at home and abroad / Julie Margot Feinsilver ; with a foreword by David E. Apter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feinsilver, Julie Margot, author.

Contributor:

Apter, David E., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Cuba.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Political aspects--Cuba.

Medical care.

Medical assistance, Cuban--Political aspects.

Medical assistance, Cuban.

Symbolism in politics--Cuba.

Symbolism in politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.) : 12 tables

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1993]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"An excellent, balanced study of the Cuban health system, based on good data, interviews, and the author's recognized expertise on the subject. Good study of how resources can improve public health, while at the same time acknowledging the difficulties that stem from a planned economy. Overall, a very good analysis, particularly of how the health system of the 1990s is increasingly inadequate"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. |u http://www.loc.gov/hlas/.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics

2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System

3. Health Education and Popular Participation

4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence

5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical- Pharmaceutical Exports

6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy

7. Conclusions

Appendix: Health Tourism in Cuba

Abbreviations

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520913950

0520913957

9780585301679

0585301670

OCLC:

1149447312