{"product_id":"policy-and-health-implications-for-development-in-asia-paperback-9780521619905","title":"Policy and Health; Implications for Development in Asia (Paperback) 9780521619905","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolicy and Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImplications for Development in Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn W. Peabody (Edited by), M. Omar Rahman (Edited by), Paul J. Gertler (Edited by), Joyce Mann (Edited by), Donna O. Farley (Edited by), Jeff Luck (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619905, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages, 35 b\/w illus.  59 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.82 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The clear thinking and thoughtful writing in Policy and Health: Implications for Development in Asia simultaneously tell how much can be accomplished and how much there is to learn. This book never loses its focus or its scientific rigor. Drawing on experience in Asia, policymakers and accomplished scholars alike will find this essential reading - it is perhaps one of the most comprehensive references for health sector policy I have ever seen.' Dr. Margaret Chan, Director of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis rich volume provides a comprehensive look at how policy leads to better health in Asia. Leading RAND thinkers, working in different disciplines, create an all-encompassing framework for students, scholars, and policymakers, clarifying what is known and still needs to be known about how policy and practice lead to better health outcomes in developing countries. Drawing on their broad experience, the authors explore the health effects of macroeconomic development, education, and technology. After making compelling arguments about the need for policymakers to use and demand evidence-based policy, they investigate the epidemiology of persistent infectious diseases and the rapid ascendancy of chronic diseases in the elderly, showing how effectively appropriate clinical medicine addresses illness and promotes well-being. Emphasis is placed on examining equity-improving solutions to ascertain how and where they have helped the poor, women, and other vulnerable populations. The book concludes with a discussion of politics, priorities, the private sector, and what role health departments should play to translate policy objectives into better health.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword by Dean T. Jamison\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Figures\u003cbr\u003e Boxes\u003cbr\u003e 1. Overview: the role and responsibility of governments in the health sector\u003cbr\u003e 2. Evidence-based policy: using data to inform policy and improve health outcomes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Prioritizing medical interventions: defining burden of disease and cost-effective interventions in the pursuit of universal primary care\u003cbr\u003e 4. Financing and allocating public expenditures: leveraging public resources to meet objectives and increase private participation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Toward better equity and access: persistent poverty, inadequate interventions, and the need for better data and solutions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Government and the improvement of health behaviors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Implementing policy objectives: the role and responsibilities of the ministry of health\u003cbr\u003e Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e Data Notes and Glossary - Chapter Two\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Authors\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129260396824,"sku":"9780521619905","price":40.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619905i.jpg?v=1691666483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/policy-and-health-implications-for-development-in-asia-paperback-9780521619905","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}