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Achieving access : professional movements and the politics of health universalism /

At a time when the world's wealthiest nations struggle to make health care and medicine available to everyone, why do resource-constrained countries make costly commitments to universal health coverage and AIDS treatment after transitioning to democracy? Joseph Harris explores the dynamics that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Joseph, 1976 August 23- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2017.
Colección:Culture and politics of health care work.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Democratization, elites, and the expansion of access to healthcare and medicine
  • Thailand : chasing the dream of free medical care for the sick
  • Brazil : against all odds
  • South Africa : embracing national health insurance in name only
  • Thailand : from village safety to universal access
  • Brazil : constituting rights, setting precedents, challenging norms
  • South Africa : contesting the luxury of AIDS dissidence.