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Market And Health

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. David Reisman
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • David Reisman
      Pages 1-2

  3. Demand

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Principal and Agent

      • David Reisman
      Pages 5-31

    3. The Public Interest

      • David Reisman
      Pages 33-51

  4. Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Health and Insurance

      • David Reisman
      Pages 55-71

    3. The Private Sector

      • David Reisman
      Pages 73-107

    4. The State Sector

      • David Reisman
      Pages 109-125

  5. Provision

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. The Individual

      • David Reisman
      Pages 129-148

    3. The Community

      • David Reisman
      Pages 149-157

    4. The Doctor

      • David Reisman
      Pages 159-176

    5. The Hospital

      • David Reisman
      Pages 177-199

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. The Value of Life

      • David Reisman
      Pages 203-240

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 241-254
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About this book

The market is demand and supply. Health is a cherished possession that, morally above all value, nonetheless has a cost in a world that cannot provide all things to all persons. This book is concerned with the quantity of health status and health care consumed - and with the price that must be paid. After a short introduction, the book considers the demand for health that originates with the patient, the practitioner and the public that has an interest of its own. A section on the principles and provision of health insurance makes the point that the funds which pay for the treatment are often not taken from the pocket of the consumer who enjoys the service. The book examines the four sources of the supply of health: the individual, the community, the doctor and the hospital. It concludes with a discussion of the market valuation of a human life that analyses the ethical, economic and collective choices faced by a society in which only scarcity is freely available.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Market And Health

  • Authors: David Reisman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22958-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-22958-1Published: 12 November 1993

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 254

  • Topics: Emergency Services, Services

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