Gives an understanding of the economic theory underlying health economics, supplemented with practical case study material to show how the theory has been applied.
'This book's great strength is its determination to tackle issues from first principles' - Financial Times
Innehållsförteckning
Preface, 1 The economics of health care: an overview, 2 Health and health care, 3 Health care as an economic commodity, 4 Distribution, 5 The cost-benefit approach in theory, 6 The cost-benefit approach in practice, 7 The demand for health—a household production theory approach 8 Is there a demand for health care?, 9 The utilisation of health care, 10 The supply of health care, 11 The hospital as an economic agent, 12 The organisation of health care, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography
