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In search of the perfect health system /

By: Britnell, Mark.
Publisher: London : Macmillan Education/Palgrave, 2015Description: xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137496614 (pbk.); 9781137496614:.Subject(s): Health Services Administration | Public health | Economics, Medical | Public health -- Health policy | Medical policyDDC classification: 362.1
Contents:
Foreword / Lord Nigel Crisp -- Preface -- The perfect health system -- Country profiles -- Part 1 : Asia and Australia -- Japan : live long and prosper -- South Korea : national pride and global ambition -- China : communist chimera? -- Hong Kong : demography, democracy and destiny -- Malaysia : reform some time, soon? -- Singapore : wealth and health -- Indonesia : largest single payer in the world -- Australia : advance Australia fair -- India : one country, two worlds -- Part 2 : Middle East and Africa -- Qatar : build and they will come -- Isreal : the best kept secret in global health? -- South Africa : no more false dawns -- Part 3 : Europe -- Russia : a distressed and distressing system -- The Nordics : decentralised welfare utopia? -- The Netherlands : competition and social solidarity -- Germany : doctor knows best -- Switzerland : you get what you pay for -- Italy : no longer 'la dolce vita' -- Portugal : the price of austerity -- France : neither Beveridge nor Bismarck but the Republic -- England : the NHS. In place of fear -- Part 4 : the Americas -- Canada : at the crossroads -- The US : let's face the music and dance -- Mexico : unfinished business -- Brazil : order and progress? -- Part 5 : global challenges -- Universal healthcare : triumph of political will -- Same problem, different country : the paradox of change -- Clinical quality : the more I know, the less I sleep -- Value walks : there is no healthcare without the workforce -- Patients as partners : renewable energy -- Climate change and sustainability : our dirty little secret -- Ageing : every cloud has a silver lining -- Part 6 : conclusion -- Conclusion : we wouldn't start from here -- Key statistics at a glance -- Index.
Summary: A practical, succinct guide to the major health systems around the world and what lessons can be drawn from each about improving health worldwide. The essays are designed to give the reader essential knowledge of the history, strengths, weaknesses and lessons of each health system.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Lord Nigel Crisp -- Preface -- The perfect health system -- Country profiles -- Part 1 : Asia and Australia -- Japan : live long and prosper -- South Korea : national pride and global ambition -- China : communist chimera? -- Hong Kong : demography, democracy and destiny -- Malaysia : reform some time, soon? -- Singapore : wealth and health -- Indonesia : largest single payer in the world -- Australia : advance Australia fair -- India : one country, two worlds -- Part 2 : Middle East and Africa -- Qatar : build and they will come -- Isreal : the best kept secret in global health? -- South Africa : no more false dawns -- Part 3 : Europe -- Russia : a distressed and distressing system -- The Nordics : decentralised welfare utopia? -- The Netherlands : competition and social solidarity -- Germany : doctor knows best -- Switzerland : you get what you pay for -- Italy : no longer 'la dolce vita' -- Portugal : the price of austerity -- France : neither Beveridge nor Bismarck but the Republic -- England : the NHS. In place of fear -- Part 4 : the Americas -- Canada : at the crossroads -- The US : let's face the music and dance -- Mexico : unfinished business -- Brazil : order and progress? -- Part 5 : global challenges -- Universal healthcare : triumph of political will -- Same problem, different country : the paradox of change -- Clinical quality : the more I know, the less I sleep -- Value walks : there is no healthcare without the workforce -- Patients as partners : renewable energy -- Climate change and sustainability : our dirty little secret -- Ageing : every cloud has a silver lining -- Part 6 : conclusion -- Conclusion : we wouldn't start from here -- Key statistics at a glance -- Index.

A practical, succinct guide to the major health systems around the world and what lessons can be drawn from each about improving health worldwide. The essays are designed to give the reader essential knowledge of the history, strengths, weaknesses and lessons of each health system.

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