Health for some: the political economy of global health governance

Poverty and inequality are among the most significant determinants of health.Increased inequality gaps associated with globalization have serious implications for global health. Global changes in political economy shape global health influencing who bears the burden from epidemics, unhealthy environments and lack of access to health care. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - List of Abbreviations - Notes on Contributors - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction: The Social Determinants of Global Health: Confronting Inequities; S.J.MacLean ; S.A.Brown -PART II: GLOBALIZATION, THE STATE, AND GLOBAL HEALTH - 'The Best of Times, The Worst of Times?' The G8 and Prospects for a Global Health Ethic; T.Schrecker- Shaping Global Health? The Accumulative Nature of the US Health Complex; R.Loeppky - Palliative Interventions: Global Health Governance and Canadian Foreign Policy; C.O'Manique - The Relationship between the AIDS Pandemic and StateFragility; P.Fourie - PART III: FROM INTERNATIONAL TO GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE - Transnational Norm-Building in Global Health: The Important Role of Non-State Actors in Post-Westphalian Politics; W.Hein ; L.Kohlmorgen - Global PublicHealth as a Unique Issue-Area with High Levels of Innovative Forms of Governance; C.Huckel Schneider - Philanthropic Foundations and the Governance of Global Health: The Rockefeller Foundation and Product Development Partnerships; M.Moran - Southern Actors in Global Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of theGlobal Fund; S.Bartsch - 'Making the Money Work': Global AIDS Actors and Challenges towards Coordination of HIV/AIDS Programs in Africa; S.Bjerkreim Hellevik - PART IV: THE GOVERNANCE OF GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND PRODUCT ACCESS - The Political Economy of Global Health Research; S.J.MacLean ; D.R.MacLean - 'InSickness and in Wealth': Dealing with Public Health and Intellectual Propertyfor Pharmaceuticals at the World Trade Organization; V.Muzaka - Patents, Pricing and Policies and Access to Medicine for Vulnerable Populations in a GlobalEconomy; S.Mulay, E.Feeney ; D.R.Varma - Global Public-Private Partnerships for Pharmaceuticals Access: Ethical and Operation Features, Challenges, and Prospects; S.A.Brown - PART V: CONCLUSION - Conclusion: Towards Equitable Global Health Governance; S.A.Brown ; S.J.MacLean - Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22424-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 296
• Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés