Global Health Policy, Local Realities: The Fallacy of the Level Playing Field

International health planners often design programs based on the assumption that recipient nations share the same "level playing field" with regard to conceptions of health, illness, and at-risk populations. This volume challenges that perception, analyzing the outcomes of humanitarian pro...

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Veröffentlicht: Boulder Lynne Rienner Publishers [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:International health planners often design programs based on the assumption that recipient nations share the same "level playing field" with regard to conceptions of health, illness, and at-risk populations. This volume challenges that perception, analyzing the outcomes of humanitarian projects that fail to recognize local ethnic and national identities, as well as the tensions between international health agencies' mandates and powerful centralized government agendas. Case studies are drawn from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (338 pages)
ISBN:9781626373525
DOI:10.1515/9781626373525