Medicine and the market : equity v. choice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Callahan, Daniel, 1930-
Other Authors:	Wasunna, Angela A., 1973-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Medical economics. Medical care > Marketing. Health services administration. Medical ethics. Health Care Sector > ethics. Health Care Reform > ethics. Health Services Needs and Demand > ethics.

Table of Contents:

From Adam Smith to HMOs : the origins of medicine and the market
A tale of two cultures : Canada and the United States
The endurance of solidarity : universal health care in Western Europe and elsewhere
The market in developing countries : an ongoing experiment
The market wild card : pharmaceuticals
The value of the market : what does the evidence show?
The future of the market in health care : undercurrents from the past, riptides from the future