
WTO, Globalization and China's Health Care System
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 6. August 2007
Book
Hardback
VIII, 289 pages
978-1-4039-4326-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book considers the key sectors of China's health care system after its entrance into the WTO, including the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance services, and hospitals in terms of policies, legal framework and market potential. It offers a critical analysis of the impact of the WTO and globalization on China's health care.
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Edition
2007 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
VIII, 289 p.
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4326-2 (9781403943262)
DOI
10.1057/9780230286962
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Xiaowan Wang | S. Zhang | Mei-Ling Wang
WTO, Globalization and China's Health Care System
E-Book
08/2007
1st Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
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Persons
MEI LING WANG is Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy at the University of the Sciences in Philidelphia, USA. She studied at the Harvard School of Public Health and has devoted her career to writing on global issues.
SHUO ZHANG works for DSS VHA, in Texas, USA and has been at the frontline of China's health system.
XIAO-WAN WANG is Professor of Health Economics at the school of Public Health, Central South University, China. He has first hand experience of working in China's health system as an academic and policy analyst.
SHUO ZHANG works for DSS VHA, in Texas, USA and has been at the frontline of China's health system.
XIAO-WAN WANG is Professor of Health Economics at the school of Public Health, Central South University, China. He has first hand experience of working in China's health system as an academic and policy analyst.
Content
Introduction; M.L.Wang WTO and China's Health Insurance Sector; S.Zhang & M.L.Wang Global Pharmaceutical Industry and China's Position; M.L.Wang WTO and the Present and Future of China's Pharmaceutical Industry; M.LWang WTO, Hospital Reform, and Health Service Provision in China; M.LWang & X.Wang WTO, Challenges and Opportunities to China's Health Care System; M.L Wang