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The Economics of Health Behaviours
Edited by John Cawley, Donald S. Kenkel
This three-volume set brings together the most important and interesting papers on the economics of health behaviours such as smoking, drinking, drug use, and risky sex. Volume I explores the theoretical foundations; it also includes emp... -
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Government and Public Health in America
Ronald Hamowy
How involved should the government be in American healthcare? Ronald Hamowy argues that to answer this pressing question, we must understand the genesis of the five main federal agencies charged with responsibility for our health: the Pu...eBook:Find out more$73.60
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Regulating Aged Care
John Braithwaite, Toni Makkai, Valerie Braithwaite
‘They have given us a fascinating case study here, rich in detail, and masterfully interpreted against the backdrop of evolving regulatory strategy. It is rare indeed to find this depth of analysis made accessible, laced throughout with ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation and Knowledge Management
J. D. Johnson
Modern organizations must constantly adapt to survive in today’s rapidly changing environment. A stagnant organization that cannot innovate to meet evolving conditions will eventually find itself no longer competitive in an increasingly ... -
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Health Policy and High-Tech Industrial Development
Edited by Marco R. Di Tommaso, Stuart O. Schweitzer
Many countries and regions are actively promoting high technology industries as a means of stimulating the economy. The authors point out that these efforts are not only encouraging economic development, but they also reduce an economy’s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Takuji Hara
‘It is an innovative book in a variety of ways. Only a small amount of literature of the social studies of technology has dealt with innovation in pharmaceuticals. In part, this is because pharmaceutical companies are naturally wary of a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Health Care in Asia-Pacific Countries
Edited by Teh-Wei Hu, Chee-Ruey Hsieh
In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse
Edited by Michael Grossman, Chee-Ruey Hsieh
Currently developed countries pay much more attention to harmfully addictive substances than developing countries. However, the experience of developed countries is very relevant to the developing world since substance abuse is likely to... -
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Reforming Health Care Systems
Edited by Anthony J. Culyer, Adam Wagstaff
Reforming Health Care Systems brings together the work of leading economic scholars on the reform and development of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service and the implications of this process for health care systems worldwide. -
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THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH
Edited by Anthony J. Culyer
Health economics has, in recent years, become a major area of research in economics. This important collection presents a careful selection of the best articles and is classified according to eight fields within health economics. It thus...