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Globalization and Health (Hardcover, New)
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Globalization and Health (Hardcover, New)
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Globalization is breaking down economic, political, cultural,
demographic, and social barriers across the world at an astonishing
pace. The topic of globalization can arouse passionate debate in
many circles including academic journals, the popular media, and
even on the streets. This new world order is marked by new actors,
new rules of governance, new forms of communication, and the global
movement of populations. Health is an exquisitely sensitive mirror
of social conditions, and the authors of this book argue that the
assessment of health is an important criterion for evaluating and
monitoring the progress of globalization.
This book provides an analysis of the most serious global threats
to health, the tools that can be used to evaluate them, and the
international agencies established to respond to them. Medical
threats such as infectious diseases, obesity, tobacco use, and
global climate change are discussed, but the authors also expand
their scope to include socio-political health impacts such as
economic inequality. The complex role of organizations such as the
World Health Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the
World Bank is also analyzed, as is the increasing
interconnectedness of health and non-health actors. Is this
blurring of boundaries really beneficial to the public's health, or
have these actors abandoned health issues for power politics? By
drawing together an international group of health experts,
Globalization and Health provides a comprehensive account of the
successes and failures, as well as the challenges and opportunities
of globalization for public health.
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