Just health : meeting health needs fairly / Norman Daniels.

  • Daniels, Norman, 1942-
Date:
2008
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical description

ix, 397 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-375) and index.

Contents

Three questions of justice -- What is the special moral importance of health? -- When are health inequalities unjust? The social determinants of health -- How can we meet health needs fairly when we can't meet them all? Accountability for reasonable resource allocation -- What do we owe each other? Implications of an integrated theory of justice and health -- Global aging and intergenerational equity -- Consent to workplace risk and health protection -- Medical professionalism and the care we should get -- Fairness in health sector reform -- Accountability for reasonableness in developing countries: two applications -- Reducing health disparities: no simple matter -- Priority setting and human rights -- International health inequalities and global justice: a concluding challenge.

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    Medical Collection
    W76 2008D18j
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ISBN

  • 9780521876322
  • 052187632X
  • 9780521699983
  • 0521699983