Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Richard Smith editor David Woodward editor Robert Beaglehole editor Nick Drager editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:26th Jun '03

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Develops the economic principle of Global Public Goods to health and health policy

The expanding importance of health as a global issue has focused attention on the value of applying the concept of "global public goods" from economics to international health. This text explores how this concept can be used to advance the health of poor populations.The expanding importance of health as a global issue has focused attention on the value of applying the concept of "global public goods" from economics to international health. This concept considers as "goods" such things as services, technologies and information (for example, knowledge of an infectious disease outbreak or control of climate change) all or any of which may be used to global advantage. Since these are "public goods" there is often a lack of incentive to provide or feel responsible for them. The central challenge of the "global public goods for health" concept is to ensure collective action at international level. The main focus of this text is whether and how best "global public goods for health" can be used to advance the health of poor populations.

Overall, if you are interested in understanding economic issues of globalization and health this is a good start, lots of useful information is wrapped up in here, from some of the leaders in the field. * Health Economics, Vol 13, No 5 *

ISBN: 9780198527985

Dimensions: 234mm x 155mm x 15mm

Weight: 439g

312 pages