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To live and die in America : class, power, health, and healthcare / Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chernomas, Robert, author.
- Hudson, Ian, 1967- author.
- Series:
- Future of world capitalism.
- Future of world capitalism
- The future of world capitalism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- Medical policy--United States.
- Medical policy.
- Social classes--Health aspects--United States.
- Social classes.
- Medical economics--United States.
- Medical economics.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To Live and Die in America details how the United States has among the worst indicators of health in the industrialised world and at the same time spends significantly more on its health care system than any other industrial nation. Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson explain this contradictory phenomenon as the product of the unique brand of capitalism that has developed in the US. It is this particular form of capitalism that created both the social and economic conditions that largely influence health outcomes and the inefficient, unpopular and inaccessible health care system that is incapable of dealing with them. The authors argue that improving health in America requires a change in the conditions in which people live and work as well as a restructured health care system.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781849648431
- 1849648433
- 9781849648424
- 1849648425
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