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Reviled as one of the worst healthcare providers in the world, the
United States has among the worst indicators of health in the
industrialised world, whilst paradoxically spending significantly
more on its health care system than any other industrial nation.
Economists Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson explain this
contradictory phenomenon as the product of the unique brand of
capitalism that has developed in the US. It is this particular form
of capitalism that analogously created social and economic
conditions that influence health, such as, highly industrialised
labour that produced chronic disease amongst the labouring classes,
alongside an inefficient, unpopular and inaccessible health care
system that is incapable of dealing with those same patients. In
order to improve health in America, the authors argue that a change
is required in the conditions in the capitalist system in which
people live and work, as well as a restructured health care system.
Part I of this book explores the economists debate over the
relative costs of the two health care systems. Part II explores the
debate about access and quality of outcomes in the U.S. and
Canadian systems. Part III of this book incorporates surveys and
debate on the U.S. and Canadian health care systems in terms of
satisfaction, interest, and willingness to accept either the U.S.
market-driven system or the Canadian single-payer system.
"The New York Times" can make a legitimate claim to be the most
influential newspaper in the U.S. and possibly the world. Because
of its influence, the "Times" has become a central figure in the
debate over the direction of bias in the media, with some claiming
that it is left-wing or liberal and others arguing that it is
right-wing or conservative. But the liberal-conservation media
debate is very misleading. "The Gatekeeper" argues that the "Times"
can more accurately be characterized as supporting long run
profitability for U.S. business, which involves both liberal and
conservative policies in different contexts. Through a thorough
examination of the "Times " star commentators and its coverage of
the issues of macroeconomics, regulation, foreign policy and the
2008-2009 economic crisis, "The Gatekeeper" refocuses the debate
about the bias of the most venerable institution in U.S.
journalism.
"The New York Times" can make a legitimate claim to be the most
influential newspaper in the U.S. and possibly the world. Because
of its influence, the "Times" has become a central figure in the
debate over the direction of bias in the media, with some claiming
that it is left-wing or liberal and others arguing that it is
right-wing or conservative. But the liberal-conservation media
debate is very misleading. "The Gatekeeper" argues that the "Times"
can more accurately be characterized as supporting long run
profitability for U.S. business, which involves both liberal and
conservative policies in different contexts. Through a thorough
examination of the "Times " star commentators and its coverage of
the issues of macroeconomics, regulation, foreign policy and the
2008-2009 economic crisis, "The Gatekeeper" refocuses the debate
about the bias of the most venerable institution in U.S.
journalism...".one of the most sophisticated and original works of
journalism criticism in years..." -Robert W. McChesney co-author
"The Death and Life of American Journalism""
This book is about the transformation of America that has occurred
over the past thirty-five years, as capitalist logic has expanded
into previously protected spheres of life. This expansion has had
devastating effects on the potential for human development. Looking
at how human beings create themselves and their worlds on material
foundations of health and the natural environment, through work and
politics, the book chronicles how neoliberalism has limited human
potential. At a time when neoliberalism's effects are stirring
various forms of popular resistance and opposition, this is a
manifesto of sorts for the range of processes that need to be
confronted if human potential is to be freed from the increasingly
cramped quarters to which neoliberalism has confined it. -- .
The economics profession has a lot to answer for. After the late
1970s, the ideas of influential economists have justified policies
that have made the world more prone to economic crisis, remarkably
less equal, more polluted and less secure than it might be. How
could ideas and policies that proved to be such an abject failure
come to dominate the economic landscape? By critically examining
the work of the most famous economists of the neoliberal period
including Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman, and Robert Lucas, the
authors Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson demonstrate that many of
those who rose to prominence did so primarily because of their
defence of, and contribution to, rising corporate profits and not
their ability to predict or explain economic events. An important
and controversial book, The Profit Doctrine exposes the uses and
abuses of mainstream economic canons, identify those responsible
and reaffirm the primacy of political economy.
The economics profession has a lot to answer for. After the late
1970s, the ideas of influential economists have justified policies
that have made the world more prone to economic crisis, remarkably
less equal, more polluted and less secure than it might be. How
could ideas and policies that proved to be such an abject failure
come to dominate the economic landscape? By critically examining
the work of the most famous economists of the neoliberal period
including Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman, and Robert Lucas, the
authors Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson demonstrate that many of
those who rose to prominence did so primarily because of their
defence of, and contribution to, rising corporate profits and not
their ability to predict or explain economic events. An important
and controversial book, The Profit Doctrine exposes the uses and
abuses of mainstream economic canons, identify those responsible
and reaffirm the primacy of political economy.
Over the course of the last two decades, governments around the
world implemented a fundamental shift in the mainstream economic
policy and ushered in a period of globalization. These changes,
which are commonly known as "neo-conservative," were resisted by a
range of social forces, from workers to farmers, in the
universities and on the streets. With its diverse international
perspectives of globalization and formulations of alternative
economic policies, this volume of essays responds to and posits
alternatives for the uncreative and unjust policy decisions of
world governments that negatively affect the welfare of the world's
indigent people. This book's unifying theme is the principle of
social justice that motivates Loxley's life and work. Loxley, an
economist, is perhaps best known for his work in South Africa (as
an advisor to Nelson Mandela during the transition from apartheid)
and with First Nations communities in his native Canada. Many of
the 19 essays explore the impact of globalization on the developing
world, particularly Africa. A comprehensive and expansive
exploration of the global impact of neo-conservative economic
policies from an internationally diverse group of scholarly voices.
Economics has always been nicknamed the "dismal science," but today
the field seems a little more dismal than usual as governments,
social movements, and even students complain that the discipline is
failing to make sense of the major economic problems of the day. In
Economics in the Twenty-First Century, Robert Chernomas and Ian
Hudson demonstrate how today's top young economists continue to
lead the field in the wrong direction. The recent winners of the
John Bates Clark medal, economics's "baby Nobel," have won that
award for studying important issues such as economic development,
income inequality, crime, and health. Examining their research,
Chernomas and Hudson show that this work focuses on individual
choice, ignores the systematic role of power in the economic
system, and leads to solutions that are of limited effectiveness at
best and harmful at worst. An accessible summary of the latest
debates in economics, Economics in the Twenty-First Century takes
on what is missing from mainstream economics, why it matters, and
how the discipline can better address the key concerns of our era.
Part I of this book explores the economists debate over the
relative costs of the two health care systems. Part II explores the
debate about access and quality of outcomes in the U.S. and
Canadian systems. Part III of this book incorporates surveys and
debate on the U.S. and Canadian health care systems in terms of
satisfaction, interest, and willingness to accept either the U.S.
market-driven system or the Canadian single-payer system.
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