Tuba I Agartan is Professor of Health Sciences at Providence College, US. Her research interests are at the interface of public policy and sociology, with a focus on comparative health policy, development studies and global health.

“Valuable for students, academics and health professionals in the global health sector, this book helps with understanding different theories of health and development and how they relate to universalism.” Claire Muñoz Parry, World Health Organization

• Introduction: Foundations and Horizons of Universal Health Coverage1.Studying Health, Health Systems, and Universalism2.Tracing Conceptions of Health and Universalism Amid World Transformations (1920–60)3.The Period of Alternatives: the NIEO and the Basic Needs Approach (1960–79)4.Clues for Convergence: Neoliberal Adjustment (1979–98)5.New Goals, Dynamic Agendas, and the Conjoining of Movements in Universal Health Coverage6.From Cube to Umbrella: UHC’s Path to the SDGs7.UHC and Universalism in Health: HorizonsConclusion: Foundations and Horizons

Tuba I Agartan is Professor of Health Sciences at Providence College, US. Her research interests are at the interface of public policy and sociology, with a focus on comparative health policy, development studies and global health.

“Valuable for students, academics and health professionals in the global health sector, this book helps with understanding different theories of health and development and how they relate to universalism.” Claire Muñoz Parry, World Health Organization

• Introduction: Foundations and Horizons of Universal Health Coverage1.Studying Health, Health Systems, and Universalism2.Tracing Conceptions of Health and Universalism Amid World Transformations (1920–60)3.The Period of Alternatives: the NIEO and the Basic Needs Approach (1960–79)4.Clues for Convergence: Neoliberal Adjustment (1979–98)5.New Goals, Dynamic Agendas, and the Conjoining of Movements in Universal Health Coverage6.From Cube to Umbrella: UHC’s Path to the SDGs7.UHC and Universalism in Health: HorizonsConclusion: Foundations and Horizons

Tuba I Agartan is Professor of Health Sciences at Providence College, US. Her research interests are at the interface of public policy and sociology, with a focus on comparative health policy, development studies and global health.

“Valuable for students, academics and health professionals in the global health sector, this book helps with understanding different theories of health and development and how they relate to universalism.” Claire Muñoz Parry, World Health Organization

• Introduction: Foundations and Horizons of Universal Health Coverage1.Studying Health, Health Systems, and Universalism2.Tracing Conceptions of Health and Universalism Amid World Transformations (1920–60)3.The Period of Alternatives: the NIEO and the Basic Needs Approach (1960–79)4.Clues for Convergence: Neoliberal Adjustment (1979–98)5.New Goals, Dynamic Agendas, and the Conjoining of Movements in Universal Health Coverage6.From Cube to Umbrella: UHC’s Path to the SDGs7.UHC and Universalism in Health: HorizonsConclusion: Foundations and Horizons