Public Health Policies and Social Inequality

By: C. Andrain

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Hardcover | 10 June 1998 | Edition Number 1

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This book explores the interaction between public health policies and social inequality. It probes three issues: What groups wield the greatest influence over the policy process? Who gains the most benefits from health policies? How can we best understand the policy link between health and social inequalities? A theory of social opportunities clarifies the reasons for policy effectiveness, particularly the impact of public programmes on the environmental and personal conditions that improve people's health.

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List of Tables
Preface
Introduction: Politics and Health	p. 1
Social Changes and Health Policy	p. 3
Policymakers, Citizens, and Policy Analysts	p. 6
Models of Health Care Systems	p. 11
The Entrepreneurial Model	p. 19
The United States	p. 20
Canada	p. 29
The Organic Corporatist Model	p. 40
Germany	p. 41
The Netherlands	p. 45
Japan	p. 50
France	p. 54
The Social Democratic Model	p. 63
Sweden	p. 65
Britain	p. 70
Explanations of Public Health Programs	p. 83
Political Culture and the Meaning of Health	p. 88
Causal Attributions and Policy Preferences	p. 89
Political Opinion and Health Programs	p. 99
Political Power and Policy Changes	p. 113
Pluralism: Advocacy Coalitions and Policy Negotiations	p. 116
Institutionalism: The State and Social Groups	p. 125
Marxism: The State and Class Mobilization	p. 132
Rational Choice and Market Efficiency	p. 147
The Meaning of Rationality	p. 149
Health Care Markets and Competition: Assumptions vs. Actual Operation	p. 153
Efficiency of Health Care Systems: Meaning and Measurement	p. 156
Evaluations of Health Policies and Outcomes	p. 181
Public Policies and Health	p. 184
Theory of Social Opportunities	p. 185
Social Stratification and the Causes of Health	p. 191
The Impact of Public Policies on Health	p. 202
Evaluating Public Health Policies	p. 221
Equality	p. 223
Effectiveness	p. 226
Satisfaction	p. 229
Notes	p. 236
Index	p. 282
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