Health, Economic Development and Household Poverty: From Understanding to Action Contributor(s): Bennett, Sara (Editor), Gilson, Lucy (Editor), Mills, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415493749 ISBN-13: 9780415493741 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
Dewey: 338.473 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.93 lbs) 296 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Accessible and edited by authors based at a top institution, this book provides readers with an excellent summary in an easy-to-read style of this burgeoning field of research. In this volume Bennett, Gilson and Mills have gathered together essays written by academics and experts in the fields of health policy and economic development, each underscoring the need for political commitment to meet the needs of the poor and the development of strategies to build this commitment, covering:
Current and topical, this book is of great relevance to policy makers and practitioners in the field of international health and development and researchers engaged with global health and poverty as well as being ideal reading for students of international health and development. |