LEADER 02486nam 22005534a 450 001 9910455652803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-77827-7 010 $a9786613823038 010 $a0-313-01303-9 035 $a(CKB)111087028078872 035 $a(EBL)492443 035 $a(OCoLC)52848867 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000169470 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11168076 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169470 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10223431 035 $a(PQKB)11511982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492443 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10023314 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL382303 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028078872 100 $a20011003d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth care reform around the world$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Andrew C. Twaddle 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cAuburn House$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (432 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-86569-288-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Western Europe and North America; Part III. Eastern Europe; Part IV. The Middle East; Part V. Latin America; Part VI. Asia and Oceania; Part VII. Conclusion; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors 330 $aHealth care reforms around the world--from Europe and North America to Africa, Latin America and Asia--seem to all be market-oriented reforms driven by international business interests and right wing political parties. There seems to be a sudden and broad concern with the ""efficiency"" of medical care, with the assertion that democratically or professionally run systems are inherently inefficient. Far less concern is evident for the more traditional values held regarding medical care, ""effectiveness"" (or quality) and ""equity."" The fact is that we have little good cross-national research t 606 $aHealth care reform$vCross-cultural studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHealth care reform 676 $a362.1 701 $aTwaddle$b Andrew C.$f1938-$0859768 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455652803321 996 $aHealth care reform around the world$91918578 997 $aUNINA