
Globalization and Health
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. October 2006
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-19-517299-7 (ISBN)
Description
Globalisation is breaking down economic, political, cultural, demographic, and social barriers across the world at an astonishing pace. The topic of globalisation 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 globalisation.
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 organisations such as the World Health Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank is also analysed, 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 globalisation for public health.
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 organisations such as the World Health Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank is also analysed, 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 globalisation for public health.
Reviews / Votes
...like a few public health books before it, this book forms part of an essential resevoir of knowledge that will make the health effects of globalisation everybody's business, and aid implementation of public health strategy to respond to globalisation. * Public Health *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 halftones, 34 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
868 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517299-7 (9780195172997)
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Additional editions

Ichiro Kawachi | Sarah Wamala
Globalization and Health
E-Book
09/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€55.49
Available for download

Ichiro Kawachi | Sarah Wamala
Globalization and Health
E-Book
09/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€55.49
Available for download
Persons
Editor
Professor of Social Epidemiology and DirectorProfessor of Social Epidemiology and Director, Harvard Center for Society and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Associate Professor and Senior LecturerAssociate Professor and Senior Lecturer, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Content
PART I: THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBALIZATION; PART II: MONITORING THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HEALTH; PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL RESONSES TO GLOBALIZATION