|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910457888703321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Economic analysis for management and policy [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Jan ... [et al.] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, : Open University Press, 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-280-95419-1 |
9786610954193 |
0-335-22593-4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (217 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Understanding public health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Medical economics |
Health services administration |
Electronic books. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; Section One; Section Two; Section Three; Section Four; Section Five; Glossary; Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
As issues of resource scarcity become more explicitly acknowledged in the health sector, public health practitioners are recognizing that economics can form a vital part of their professional toolkit. Economic analysis provides a way of thinking about problems in which the issues of resource scarcity, opportunity cost and broader social objectives such as efficiency and equity can be explicitly taken into account. However, while economics can certainly play an important role in policy and management, its application is often complicated. This book discusses theoretical perspectives in health e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|