The Pox of Liberty : How the Constitution Left Americans Rich, Free, and Prone to Infection /

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world. But that wealth hasn't translated to a higher life expectancy, an area where the United States still ranks thirty-eighth-behind Cuba, Chile, Costa Rica, and Greece, among many others. Some fault the absence of universal health care...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Troesken, Werner (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Colección:Markets and Governments in Economic History
Temas:
Constitutional history > United States.
Public health laws > United States > History.
Public health > United States > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
constitution, constitutional, legal, america, american, united states, usa, wealth, economy, finance, financial, economics, freedom, infection, public health, wellness, disease, life expectancy, healthcare, medical, medicine, developed world, inequality, social studies, society, healthy, unhealthy, lifestyle, diet, exercise, policies, policy, smallpox, typhoid, yellow, fever, liberty, federalism, commerce, contract, clause, amendment, political.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ONE. An Introduction
  • TWO. From the Ideology of the Township to the Gospel of Germs
  • THREE. The Constitutional Foundations of Health and Prosperity
  • FOUR. The Pox of Liberty
  • FIVE. The Palliative Effects of Property Rights
  • SIX. Empire, Federalism, and the Surprising Fall of Yellow Fever
  • SEVEN. Concluding Remarks
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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