ISBN: 9780191571305

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health ine… More...

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities, and determine whether they`ve been adequately addressed Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem In Health and Social Justice,Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates principles to guide these decisions, the evidence that should inform them, and the policies necessary to build equitable and efficient health systems world-wide. This book weaves together original insights and disparate constructs to produce a foundational new theory, thehealth capability paradigm. Ruger`s theory takes the ongoing debates about the theoretical underpinnings of national health disparities and systems in striking new directions. It shows the limitations of existing approaches (utilitarian, libertarian, Rawlsian, communitarian), and effectively balances a consequentialist focus on health outcomes and costs with a proceduralist respect for individuals` health agency. Through what Ruger calls shared health governance, it emphasizes responsibility and choice. It allows broader assessment of injustices, including attributes and conditions affecting individuals` `human flourishing,` as well as societal structures within which resource distribution occurs. Addressing complex issues at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and politics in health, this fresh perspectivebridges the divide between the collective and the individual, between personal freedom and social welfare, equality and efficiency, and science and economics. Health and Social Justice: Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities, and determine whether they`ve been adequately addressed Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem In Health and Social Justice,Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates principles to guide these decisions, the evidence that should inform them, and the policies necessary to build equitable and efficient health systems world-wide. This book weaves together original insights and disparate constructs to produce a foundational new theory, thehealth capability paradigm. Ruger`s theory takes the ongoing debates about the theoretical underpinnings of national health disparities and systems in striking new directions. It shows the limitations of existing approaches (utilitarian, libertarian, Rawlsian, communitarian), and effectively balances a consequentialist focus on health outcomes and costs with a proceduralist respect for individuals` health agency. Through what Ruger calls shared health governance, it emphasizes responsibility and choice. It allows broader assessment of injustices, including attributes and conditions affecting individuals` `human flourishing,` as well as societal structures within which resource distribution occurs. Addressing complex issues at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and politics in health, this fresh perspectivebridges the divide between the collective and the individual, between personal freedom and social welfare, equality and efficiency, and science and economics., OUP Oxford<

2009, ISBN: 9780191571305

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health ine… More...

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity? How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities, and determine whether they´ve been adequately addressed? Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem? In Health and Social Justice,Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates principles to guide these decisions, the evidence that should inform them, and the policies necessary to build equitable and efficient health systems world-wide. This book weaves together original insights and disparate constructs to produce a foundational new theory, thehealth capability paradigm. Ruger´s theory takes the ongoing debates about the theoretical underpinnings of national health disparities and systems in striking new directions. It shows the limitations of existing approaches (utilitarian, libertarian, Rawlsian, communitarian), and effectively balances a consequentialist focus on health outcomes and costs with a proceduralist respect for individuals´ health agency. Through what Ruger calls shared health governance, it emphasizes responsibility and choice. It allows broader assessment of injustices, including attributes and conditions affecting individuals´ "e;human flourishing,"e; as well as societal structures within which resource distribution occurs. Addressing complex issues at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and politics in health, this fresh perspectivebridges the divide between the collective and the individual, between personal freedom and social welfare, equality and efficiency, and science and economics. Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity? How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities, and determine whether they´ve been adequately addressed? Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem? In Health and Social Justice,Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates eBook PDF 17.12.2009 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks, OUP Oxford, .200<

ISBN: 9780191571305

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health.Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health ineq… More...

Societies make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health.Why and how should collective choices be made, and policies implemented, to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity?How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities, and determine whether they've been adequately addressed?Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem?In Health and Social Justice,Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates principles to guide these decisions, the evidence that should inform them, and the policies necessary to build equitable and efficient health systems world-wide.This book weaves together original insights and disparate constructs to produce a foundational new theory, thehealth capability paradigm. Ruger's theory takes the ongoing debates about the theoretical underpinnings of national health disparities and systems in striking new directions. It shows the limitations of existing approaches (utilitarian, libertarian, Rawlsian, communitarian), and effectively balances a consequentialist focus on health outcomes and costs with a proceduralist respect for individuals' health agency.Through what Ruger calls shared health governance, it emphasizes responsibility andchoice.It allows broader assessment of injustices, including attributes and conditions affecting individuals' "human flourishing," as well as societal structures within which resource distribution occurs.Addressing complex issues at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and politics in health, this fresh perspectivebridges the divide between the collective and the individual, between personal freedom and social welfare, equality and efficiency, and science and economics.; PDF; Business,Finance and Law > Economics > Development economics, OUP Oxford<

ISBN: 9780191571305

This book brings together the latest thinking in social justice and health policy and seeks to integrate a capabilities perspective with the demands of health and economic policies that i… More...

This book brings together the latest thinking in social justice and health policy and seeks to integrate a capabilities perspective with the demands of health and economic policies that impact on health; PDF; Business,Finance and Law > Economics > Health economics, OUP Oxford<

2009, ISBN: 9780191571305

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