Neoliberalism, globalization, and inequalities : consequences for health and quality of life / edited by Vicente Navarro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Navarro, Vicente.

Contributor:

Navarro, Vicente.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Policy, politics, health, and medicine series (Unnumbered)

Policy, politics, health, and medicine series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism--Health aspects.

Neoliberalism.

Globalization--Health aspects.

Globalization.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Health services accessibility.

Public health--Economic aspects.

Public health.

Public health--Political aspects.

Quality of life.

Welfare state.

World health.

Politics, Practical.

Medical policy.

Health Services Accessibility.

Politics.

Health Policy.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Quality of Life.

Global Health.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services Accessibility.

Politics.

Health Policy.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Quality of Life.

Global Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 506 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1ST ED.

Place of Publication:

Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub., ©2007.

Contents:

Neoliberalism as a class ideology; or, The political causes of the growth of inequalities / Vicente Navarro

Is globalization undermining the welfare state? The evolution of the welfare state in developed capitalist countries during the 1990s / Vicente Navarro, John Schmitt, and Javier Astudillo

The future of the welfare state: crisis myths and crisis realities / Francis G. Castles

Should we worry about income inequality? / Robert Hunter Wade

The causes of increasing world poverty and inequality; or, Why the Matthew effect prevails / Robert Hunter Wade

Is globalization reducing poverty and inequality? / Robert Hunter Wade

The scorecard on development: 25 years of diminished progress / Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Rosnick

The world health situation / Vicente Navarro

Economic efficiency versus social equality? The U.S. liberal model versus the European social model / Vicente Navarro and John Schmitt

Is the United States a good model for reducing social exclusion in Europe? / John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer

Labor markets and economic inequality in the United States since the end of the 1970s / John Schmitt.

The politics of health inequalities research in the United States / Vicente Navarro

An alternative to the neoliberal model in health: the case of Venezuela / Oscar Feo and Carlos Eduardo Siqueira

Venezuela's Barrio Adentro: an alternative to neoliberalism in health care / Carles Muntaner [and others]

The dispossession of African wealth at the cost of Africa's health / Patrick Bond

Uneven health outcomes and political resistance under residual neoliberalism in Africa / Patrick Bond and George Dor

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Africa: a "disastrous" record / Demba Moussa Dembele

The Sachs report: Investing in health for economic development

or increasing the size of the crumbs from the rich man's table? / Alison Katz

Report of the WHO commission on macroeconomics and health: a critique / Debabar Banerji

Assessment of the World Health Report 2000 / Vicente Navarro

Serious crisis in the practice of international health by the World Health Organization: the commission on social determinants of health / Debabar Banerji

A critique of Jeffrey D. Sachs's The end of poverty / Doug Henwood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Neoliberalism, globalization, and inequalities.

ISBN:

9781315231082 (electronic bk.)

1315231085 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

90101452369

2604695

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.