Commercialization of health care Global and local dynamics and policy responses. - Ebook. - Originally published in: 2005 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
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List of Figures and Tables Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART 1: COMMERCIALIZATION: NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS HEALTH SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIALIZATION Health Systems and Commercialization: In Search of Good Sense-- M.Mackintosh & M.Koivusalo GLOBALIZATION IN HEALTH CARE: STRATEGIES OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS Strategies of Multinational Health Care Companies in Europe and Asia-- J.Lethbridge Multinational Companies and Health Care in the United States and Latin America: Strategies, Actions and Effects-- R.Jasso-Aguilar, H.Waitzkin & A.Landwehr TRANSNATIONALIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES HEALTH CARE The Transnationalization of the Health Care System in Argentina-- C.Iriart The Dynamics of Commercial Health Care in the Lebanon-- K.Sen & A.Mehio-Sibai The Interactions between Social and Commercial Health Insurance after China's Entry into the World Trade Organization--
- Q.Sun COMMERCIALIZATION AND THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SECTOR Commercialization in the Public Sector in India: Implications for Values and Aspirations-- R.V.Baru On Shadow Commercialization of Health Care in Russia-- I.Blam & S.Kovalev Commercialization of Health Care in Mali: Community Health Centres, Fees for Service and the Rise of Private Providers-- M.K.Konate & B.Kante PART 2: POLICY ISSUES AND RESPONSES GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL REGULATION AND ITS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS Global Pharmaceutical Companies and Accessibility of Drugs under TRIPS-- S.Chaudhuri International Collaboration on Medical Device Regulation: Issues, Problems and Stakeholders-- C.Altenstetter COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBAL POLICIES Restructuring Global Health Policy Making: The Role of Global Public-Private Partnerships-- E.Ollila International Migration of Health Care Staff: Extent and Policy Responses, with Illustrations from Ghana--
- K.Mensah UNIVERSALIzING HEALTH CARE ACCESS UNDER COMMERCIALIZATION Eliminating Economic Barriers in Health Care: The Mexico City Government Experience-- A.C.Laurell, E.Zepeda & L.Mussot The Political Economy of National Health Insurance in Korea-- H-J.Kwon & B.Tchoe PUBLIC/PRIVATE INTERACTIONS AND HEALTH EQUITY OBJECTIVES The Search for Cross Subsidy in Segmented Health Systems: Can Private Wards in Public Hospitals Secure Equity Gains? H.Wadee & L.Gilson Public Expenditure Allocation and Incidence under Health Care Market Liberalisation: A Tanzanian Case Study-- T.M.Kida & M.Mackintosh References Index