Global health watch 4 : an alternative world health report

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910396978603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cape Town, South Africa : , : People's Health Movement, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78360-256-2; 1-78360-257-0; 1-78360-255-4
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (434 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetti: Environmental health; Poor - Health and hygiene; Poor - Medical care; World health; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Praise for Previous Editions; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, Tables and Figures; Images; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Global Political and Economic Architecture; Health Systems: Current Issues and Debates; Beyond Healthcare; Watching; Resistance, Actions and Change; Towards a Shared Narrative for Change; Section A: The Global Political and Economic Architecture ; A1: The Health Crises of Neoliberal Globalization ; Introduction ; From Neoliberalism 1.0 to Neoliberalism 3.0: An Abbreviated History ; Modelling Health Costs ; Towards a Progressive Public Health Agenda; Where Should Health Activists Start? Note ; References ; A2: Fiscal Policies in Europe in the Wake of the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health; Genesis of the Economic Crisis in Europe ; Influence of Policies in Germany ; Crisis in the US and Its Aftermath ; Greece and Spain: Acute Manifestations of the Crisis ; Social Consequences ; Greece: The Face of the Health Crisis in Europe ; Manifestations of the Crisis on Healthcare in Different Parts of Europe ; Solidarity in the Midst of a ; Crisis ; Notes ; References ; A3: Social Struggle, Progressive Governments, and Health in Latin America; Social Changes and the Health Sector Advances Towards Universal Public Health Systems ; Countries Where Neoliberal Reforms Dominate ; Conclusions ; References ; A4: After the Arab Spring ; Neoliberal Policies and the Decline of the Welfare State ; Praise from the IMF; Change and Continuity ; Rebuilding the Neoliberal Agenda ; Conclusions ; Note ; References ; Section B: Health Systems: Current Issues and Debates ; B1: The Current Discourse On Universal Health Coverage (UHC); The Ideological Foundations of UHC; The Ambiguities of UHC; Where is the Evidence?; Public Systems Efficiencies; UHC in Advanced Capitalist CountriesUHC in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Conclusions; Notes; References; B2: The National Health Service (NHS): Prey to Neoliberal Lust for Markets ; The NHS as It Was Conceived; Thatcher and the Attack on the NHS; The Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) and the New 'National Healthcare Market' ; The Failure of Democracy to Save the NHS; The Moral of the Story of the NHS; The Challenge for Health Professionals ; References ; B3: Reform of the Mexican Healthcare System: The Untold Story; The Mexican Health System ; Reforms to Promote a Clear Agenda; Health Insurance: The Fashionable 'Success Story' An Uncertain Future ; Notes ; References ; B4: Brazil: The Rocky Road to a Universal Healthcare System; The Health System in Brazil ; Challenges and Limitations of SUS; Looking Ahead ; References ; B5: South Africa: Building or Destroying Health Systems?; Proposed Reforms ; Obstacles Posed by Treasury Policy ; Private Sector Challenges ; Strategic 'Purchasing' of Care?; Notes ; References ; B6: The Right to Health in Tunisia; Social Security in the Pre-Independence Period ; Provision of Free Healthcare After Independence; Authoritarian Rule and Crisis
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