{"product_id":"comparative-health-policy-paperback","title":"Comparative Health Policy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert H. Blank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eViola Burau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEllen Kuhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low\/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the ever-increasing diversity of the healthcare workforce today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing populations, the proliferation of new technologies, shifting global issues and intensified public expectations and demands are creating new challenges for all health care systems throughout the world. Some observers suggest that this is leading to a convergence towards the adoption of increasingly similar health policies. Others, however, argue that pre-existing national differences in structures, cultures and patterns of provision and governance preclude simple convergence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComparative Health Policy\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad ranging introduction to the funding, provision and governance of a wide array of health systems, systematically comparing Australia, Britain, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition of this highly-regarded text includes new coverage of low- and middle-income countries and of the health workforce, as well as acute care, primary care, long-term and home care and public health services. It analyses the impact of variation in the relative emphasis on the goals of equity, quality and efficiency on priority setting and service provision, and assesses what lessons can be learned about the consequences of various public\/private mixes, policy, and funding frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive and accessibly written, this text will make for the perfect introduction for students of comparative and global health policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert H. Blank\u003c\/b\u003e is an Adjunct Professor at University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National Taiwan University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eViola Burau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and Senior Researcher at DEFACTUM - Public Health and Health Services Research, Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Kuhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany, and Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert H. Blank\u003c\/b\u003e is an Adjunct Professor at University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National Taiwan University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eViola Burau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and Senior Researcher at DEFACTUM - Public Health and Health Services Research, Denmark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Kuhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany, and Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert H. Blank\u003c\/b\u003e is an Adjunct Professor at University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National Taiwan University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eViola Burau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and Senior Researcher at DEFACTUM - Public Health and Health Services Research, Denmark.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEllen Kuhlmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany, and Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47656804221187,"sku":"9781137544957","price":355.86,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/QnpyVWJZbEZQUkFhbXB1ZzRiR3ZBQT09.webp?v=1768911145","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-il\/products\/comparative-health-policy-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}