Medical Tourism in Developing Countries / / by M. Bookman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967674403321
• Autore: Bookman Milica Zarkovic
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007
• ISBN: 9786611366094; 9781281366092; 1281366099; 9780230605657; 0230605656
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2007.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BookmanKarla R
• Disciplina: 338.4/73621
• Soggetti: Development economics; International relations; International economic relations; Economic policy; Tourism; Management; Macroeconomics; Development Economics; International Relations; International Political Economy'; Economic Policy; Tourism Management; Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
• 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 (p. [223]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction to Medical Tourism; 2 Plastic Surgery is Not Peanuts: Economic Growth and Dependency; 3 Offshore Doctors: The Demand for Medical Tourism; 4 Would You Like a Safari With Your Lasik Surgery? The Supply of Medical Tourism; 5 Promoting Medical Tourism: The ; Advantages; 6 Promoting Medical Tourism: The Obstacles; 7 Inequalities in Health Care and the Role of Macroeconomic Policy; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market.