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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457891603321

Titolo

Comparative health policy in the Asia-Pacific [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robin Gauld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-95372-1

9786610953721

0-335-22510-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GauldRobin

Disciplina

362.1091823

362.1095

Soggetti

Medical policy - Pacific Area

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright.; Contents; INTRODUCTION; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Dr. Gauld's collection of case studies is informative and accessible. I would recommend it as a central text for a course in comparative health systems.''. Political Studies Review. Based upon research from eight countries in the Asia-Pacific Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan  this book analyses and compares their differing health policies. Key issues the book probes include:. · The ways that health care is financed and delivered across the region. · The historical and institutional arrangements that impact upon health policy and health care. ·