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Global Bioethics and Human Rights: contemporary issues by John-Stewart GordonPublication Date: 2014
Editors Wanda Teays, John-Stewart Gordon, and Alison Dundes Renteln have assembled the works of an interdisciplinary, international team of experts in bioethics into a comprehensive, innovative and accessible book. It opens with theoretical frameworks that inform a Global Bioethics, followed by three units for an in-depth look at contemporary issues in the field. These are human rights, culture, and public health--with each unit including theoretical discussions and lively case studies.
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Setting Limits Fairly: learning to share resources for health by Norman DanielsPublication Date: 2008
The central idea behind this book is that we lack consensus on principles for allocating medical resources - and in the absence of such a consensus we must develop and rely on a fair decision-making process for setting limits on health care. Daniels and Sabin provide a cogent analysis of the current situation, lucidly review the usual candidate solutions, and describe their own approach. The audience for the book is global since the problem of limited resources cuts across types of health care systems whether or not they have universal coverage.
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Social determinants of health : Canadian perspectivesISBN: 9781551308975
Publication Date: 2016
The third edition of Social Determinants of Health focuses on the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of individuals and communities. The chapters take a public policy approach that sees the mainsprings of health emerging from the social distribution of resources.
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Global Health Inequities : a sociological perspective by Fernando De MaioISBN: 9780230304376
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Critical but accessible, Global Health Inequities questions taken-for-granted assumptions, showing how breakthroughs in biomedicine alone cannot address inequities in health. The book's analysis of theory and empirical work elucidates key debates and highlights the most significant challenges facing global health today, including the growing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases and the persistent injustice of neglected tropical diseases.
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Health Inequalities and Global Justice by Patti Tamara Lenard (Editor); Christine Straehle (Editor)ISBN: 9780748696260
Publication Date: 2014-09-13
Contributors to this volume consider whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice. Cases are explored alongside theoretical questions of definition, responsibility and moral relevance to discover the scope of responsibilities that developed nations have towards poor health in developing nations.
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The Ethics of Health Care Rationing: An Introduction by Greg Bognar; Iwao HirosePublication Date: 2014
The Ethics of Health Care Rationing considers and assesses the major ethical problems and dilemmas about the allocation, scarcity and rationing of health care. Throughout the book, examples from the US, UK and other countries are used to illustrate the ethical issues at stake. Additional features such as chapter summaries, annotated further reading and discussion questions make this an ideal starting point for students new to the subject, not only in philosophy but also in closely related fields such as politics, health economics, public health, medicine, nursing and social work.
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Health Inequalities and Global Justice by Patti Tamara Lenard (Editor)Publication Date: 2012
Explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations. Millions around the world die from preventable diseases. Millions more suffer from poor health as a result of extreme poverty. Who bears responsibility for heath inequalities? Who should take responsibility for ameliorating them?Contributors to this volume consider whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are therefore of concern to those promoting global redistributive justice.
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Social Justice by Madison PowersPublication Date: 2006
In bioethics, discussions of justice have tended to focus on questions of fairness in access to health care: is there a right to medical treatment, and how should priorities be set when medical resources are scarce. But health care is only one of many factors that determine the extent to which people live healthy lives, and fairness is not the only consideration in determining whether a health policy is just. In this pathbreaking book, senior bioethicists Powers and Faden confront foundational issues about health and justice.
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Justice and Health Care by Allen E. BuchananPublication Date: 2009
Allen Buchanan collects ten of his most influential essays on justice and healthcare and connects the concerns of bioethicists with those of political philosophers, focusing not just on the question of which principles of justice in healthcare ought to be implemented, but also on the question of the legitimacy of institutions through which they are implemented. With an emphasis on the institutional implementation of justice in healthcare, Buchanan pays special attention to the relationship between moral commitments and incentives.
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Humanizing Healthcare Reforms by Gerald ArbucklePublication Date: 2012
Looking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create positive transformation. Writing from the fresh perspective of social anthropology, the author takes a highly pragmatic approach to practice, emphasizing the importance of values such as compassion, solidarity and social justice.
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