03217oam 2200709I 450 991077925070332120230802005330.01-280-87425-297866137155621-136-58722-51-136-58721-70-203-15799-010.4324/9780203157992 (CKB)2550000000104784(EBL)981745(OCoLC)798209448(SSID)ssj0000689830(PQKBManifestationID)11471985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689830(PQKBWorkID)10620034(PQKB)11200548(MiAaPQ)EBC981745(Au-PeEL)EBL981745(CaPaEBR)ebr10578086(CaONFJC)MIL371556(OCoLC)801405220(FINmELB)ELB136161(EXLCZ)99255000000010478420180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHealth care systems in Europe and Asia /edited by Christian Aspalter, Yasuo Uchida, and Robin GauldLondon ;New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (217 p.)Routledge studies in social welfare in AsiaDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-85820-X 0-415-67168-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Health Care Systems in Europe and Asia; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The health care system in the United Kingdom; 3 The health care system in Germany; 4 The health care system in France; 5 The health care system in Italy; 6 The health care system in Japan; 7 The health care system in South Korea; 8 The health care system in Taiwan; 9 The health care system in Singapore; 10 European and Asian health care systems in comparative perspective; IndexThis book addresses the global need for more comparative studies on health policy and health care systems, given the rise in recent decades of societal aging, modern mass diseases, economic globalization, and resulting permanent fiscal austerity of governments which have fundamentally altered the status quo of health care systems. The book examines the healthcare experiences of the most developed countries in Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore) and compares these with four of the most important health care systems in Europe (UK, France, Germany and Italy). Focusing on theRoutledge studies in social welfare in Asia.Medical careCross-cultural studiesMedical careAsiaMedical careEuropeMedical careMedical careMedical care362.1095Aspalter Christian870961Gauld Robin1515748Uchida YasuoProf.1515749MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779250703321Health care systems in Europe and Asia3751754UNINA