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The Political Economy of Health Care

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  • © 1993

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  1. David Reisman
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • David Reisman
      Pages 1-2

  3. Equity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Equality and Health

      • David Reisman
      Pages 5-28

    3. Health Status and Social Life

      • David Reisman
      Pages 29-56

    4. Society, Health and Policy

      • David Reisman
      Pages 57-86

    5. Geographical Location

      • David Reisman
      Pages 87-104

  4. Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Cost of Care

      • David Reisman
      Pages 107-118

    3. Charges and Fees

      • David Reisman
      Pages 119-140

    4. Purchasers and Providers

      • David Reisman
      Pages 141-160

    5. State Regulation

      • David Reisman
      Pages 161-184

  5. Efficacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Effectiveness

      • David Reisman
      Pages 187-221

    3. Efficiency

      • David Reisman
      Pages 222-250

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 251-267
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Some goods and services are normally left to the market mechanism. Health care is often described as an exception to the rule. Society wants care to be allocated equitably; it wants the financial burden to be kept within bounds; it wants treatments to be both medically effective and economically efficient. These shared concerns lead to a demand for State intervention which this book seeks impartially to appraise and evaluate.

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DAVID REISMAN

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