LEADER 03217oam 2200709I 450 001 9910779250703321 005 20230802005330.0 010 $a1-280-87425-2 010 $a9786613715562 010 $a1-136-58722-5 010 $a1-136-58721-7 010 $a0-203-15799-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203157992 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104784 035 $a(EBL)981745 035 $a(OCoLC)798209448 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000689830 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11471985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689830 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10620034 035 $a(PQKB)11200548 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981745 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578086 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371556 035 $a(OCoLC)801405220 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136161 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104784 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth care systems in Europe and Asia /$fedited by Christian Aspalter, Yasuo Uchida, and Robin Gauld 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in social welfare in Asia 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-85820-X 311 $a0-415-67168-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aThis book addresses the global need for more comparative studies on health policy and health care systems, given the rise in recent decades of societal aging, modern mass diseases, economic globalization, and resulting permanent fiscal austerity of governments which have fundamentally altered the status quo of health care systems. The book examines the healthcare experiences of the most developed countries in Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore) and compares these with four of the most important health care systems in Europe (UK, France, Germany and Italy). Focusing on the 410 0$aRoutledge studies in social welfare in Asia. 606 $aMedical care$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aMedical care$zAsia 606 $aMedical care$zEurope 615 0$aMedical care 615 0$aMedical care 615 0$aMedical care 676 $a362.1095 701 $aAspalter$b Christian$0870961 701 $aGauld$b Robin$01515748 701 $aUchida$b Yasuo$cProf.$01515749 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779250703321 996 $aHealth care systems in Europe and Asia$93751754 997 $aUNINA