Globalization and health / / edited by Johanna Hanefeld

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460684503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkshire, England : , : Open University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 0-335-26409-3
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Collana: Understanding Public Health Series
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetti: Globalization - Health aspects; Public 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: Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Praise for this book; Contents; List of figures, tables, and boxes; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to globalizationand health; Overview; Learning objectives; Key terms; What does globalization mean?; A conceptual framework for understanding globalization and health; Spatial changes; Temporal change; Cognitive change; The technologies behind globalization; Information technology as a key driver of globalization; Transportation technology as a driver of global change; Summary; References; 2 Globalization, social change,and healthOverview; Learning objectives; Key terms; Analysing social change and health; Key dimensions and concepts of social change; Norms and values; Living conditions; Interpersonal relationships; Working envivonment; Summary; References; 3 Introduction to the global economy; Overview; Learning objectives; Key terms; Three types of economic globalization; Who are the big players in the global economy?; Key institutions governing economic globalization; World Bank; International Monetary Fund; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; World Economic ForumGroup of Eight and Group of Twenty countries; Is economic globalization good or bad for health?; Summary; Note; References; 4 Global health and governance; Overview; Learning ; objectives; Key terms; Global health and governance; Governance and government; Continuity and change in global health governance; State relations; Multilateral cooperation; Inter-governmental organizations; Non-governmental organizations and global health governance; The politics of global health governance; Influence of the wider political context; Issue interconnectedness; Summary; References; 5 Globalization - the state, bilateral and multilateralcooperationOverview; Learning objectives; Key terms; The idea of the state; The state and domestic politics; The state in the international sphere; Realism; Neoliberalism; Constructivism; Critical approaches; Feminist and post-colonial approaches; The state and globalization; Responses to globalization; The state and global health governance; Summary; References; 6 Commercial actors and globalhealth governance; Overview; Learning objectives; Key terms; Defining the commercial sector; Commercial interests in global governance; Corporations and the provision of health careCorporations and the production of ill health; Economic significance; Corporations as political actors; Analysing corporate power; Structural power; Agency power; Expertise; Three approaches to global health governance; Influencing public regulation; Co-regulation; Self-regulation; Corporate social responsibility; Summary; References; 7 Non-governmentactors inglobal health; Overview; Learning objectives; Key terms; Emerging (new) actors in global health; Global civil society organizations; Philanthropic foundations; Global health partnerships and initiatives
• Sommario/riassunto: Global health is a relatively new but rapidly expanding field, recognizing the important challenges that global changes are posing for human health.