Health policy : a critical perspective

Health policy : a critical perspective / Iain Crinson.

This textbook provides a critical assessment of developments in health and healthcare policy within the UK and Europe. Each chapter integrates conceptual themes drawn from the fields of sociology and political science to offer a unique combination of theory, historical detail and wider social commen...

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Main Author: Crinson, Iain
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2009.
Subjects:
Medical policy > Great Britain.
Medical policy.
National health services.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
National health services
Medical policy
Great Britain
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Summary:This textbook provides a critical assessment of developments in health and healthcare policy within the UK and Europe. Each chapter integrates conceptual themes drawn from the fields of sociology and political science to offer a unique combination of theory, historical detail and wider social commentary. The book is divided into four sections: -Section One establishes a theoretical basis for the analysis of contemporary health policy -Section Two examines the key constituents of health care 'systems', which includes a comparative analysis of EU member states -Section Three focuses on contempor.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
ISBN:9781412922876
1412922879
9781412922869
1412922860
9780857026682
0857026682
9781446242926
1446242927
9781446213797
144621379X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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