Health Economics

GEORGE PALMER is Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of New South Wales, Australia. His previous publications include Health Care and Public Policy: An Australian Analysis 3e (Palgrave Macmillan Australia). TESSA HO is Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia. Her research interests include health policy, medical education and global health.

"This book would be an asset to any study or students of health policy and service evaluation." - Vasso Vydelingum, University of Ulster, UK "Comprehensive and contemporary." - Christine Furber, University of Manchester, UK "Provides essential background reference to the politics of healthcare delivers." - Nicola Armstrong, Staffordshire University, UK

• IntroductionOverview of the Discipline of EconomicsAn Introduction to the Literature of Health EconomicsThe Tools of Economists as Applied to Health1: The Supply SideThe Tools of Economists as Applied to Health 2: The Demand SideThe Macro-Economics of Health Services: Expenditure, Financing and UtilisationThe Economics and Planning of the Health WorkforceEconomic Methods in Health Services EvaluationTranslating Health Economic Evidence into Theory and PracticeComparison of the Methods of Organising, Providing and Funding Health Services InternationallyHealth Economics and Developing CountriesSummary and Conclusions.