Just health : meeting health needs fairly
by
 
Daniels, Norman, 1942-

Title
Just health : meeting health needs fairly

Author
Daniels, Norman, 1942-

ISBN
9780521876322
 
9780521699983

Personal Author
Daniels, Norman, 1942-

Publication Information
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical Description
ix, 397 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents
Three questions of justice -- What is the special moral importance of health? -- When are health inequalities unjust? The social determinants of health -- How can we meet health needs fairly when we can't meet them all? Accountability for reasonable resource allocation -- What do we owe each other? Implications of an integrated theory of justice and health -- Global aging and intergenerational equity -- Consent to workplace risk and health protection -- Medical professionalism and the care we should get -- Fairness in health sector reform -- Accountability for reasonableness in developing countries: two applications -- Reducing health disparities: no simple matter -- Priority setting and human rights -- International health inequalities and global justice: a concluding challenge.

Subject Term
Medical policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
 
Health services accessibility.
 
Right to health.
 
Equality -- Health aspects.
 
Justice (Philosophy)
 
Medical ethics.
 
Health Policy.
 
Social Justice.
 
Global Health.

Electronic Access
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011711.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007011711-d.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007011711-b.html


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