Medicine and the market equity v. choice /

Main Author: Callahan, Daniel, 1930-2019.
Other Authors: Wasunna, Angela A., 1973-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Physical Description: x, 320 pages ; 24 cm.
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Online Access: Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • From Adam Smith to HMOs: the origins of medicine and the market
  • A tale of two cultures: Canada and the United States
  • The endurance of solidarity: universal health care in Western Europe and elsewhere
  • The market in developing countries: an ongoing experiment
  • The market wild card: pharmaceuticals
  • The value of the market: what does the evidence show?
  • The future of the market in health care: undercurrents from the past, riptides from the future.