Gavin Mooney worked as a health economist for 40 years and held academic positions in Scotland, Scandinavia, South Africa and Australia. In 2009 he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town as 'one of the founding fathers of health economics'. He died in 2012.

Gavin Mooney is that rare breed, a health economist "as if people mattered". Reading this book, it is abundantly clear how much he cares about suffering, poverty and inequality: most health economists analyse and pronounce on these issues, but leave the expression of values to other professions. Mooney's clear and accessible documentation of the economics and power dynamics of social and environmental injustice in health is a must-read for anyone studying, searching or struggling for a healthier world.

• PART I - IntroductionIntroduction: neoliberalism killsPARTII - Why are things so bad?1. Why has the economics of health care policy gone wrong?2. Why have broader policies affecting health been inadequate ?3. The malaise of neoliberalism in health, health care and health economics4. Neoliberalism, the global institutions and healthPART III - Case studies5. The US: the fear of 'socialised' health care6. The UK National Health Service and the market7. South Africa, neoliberalism and HIV/AIDS8. Australia and victim blaming9. Local community versus corporation10. The pharmaceutical industry11. Neoliberalism and global warmingPART IV - Solutions12. The solutions in theory: communitarian claims13. The solutions in health care14. The solutions in society more generallyPART V - How things might get better15. Kerala: community participation16. Cuban health care and social determinants of health: just too good for the US?17. Venezuela: power to the communityPART VI - ConclusionConclusion: can we change?

Gavin Mooney worked as a health economist for 40 years and held academic positions in Scotland, Scandinavia, South Africa and Australia. In 2009 he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town as 'one of the founding fathers of health economics'. He died in 2012.

Gavin Mooney is that rare breed, a health economist "as if people mattered". Reading this book, it is abundantly clear how much he cares about suffering, poverty and inequality: most health economists analyse and pronounce on these issues, but leave the expression of values to other professions. Mooney's clear and accessible documentation of the economics and power dynamics of social and environmental injustice in health is a must-read for anyone studying, searching or struggling for a healthier world.

• PART I - IntroductionIntroduction: neoliberalism killsPARTII - Why are things so bad?1. Why has the economics of health care policy gone wrong?2. Why have broader policies affecting health been inadequate ?3. The malaise of neoliberalism in health, health care and health economics4. Neoliberalism, the global institutions and healthPART III - Case studies5. The US: the fear of 'socialised' health care6. The UK National Health Service and the market7. South Africa, neoliberalism and HIV/AIDS8. Australia and victim blaming9. Local community versus corporation10. The pharmaceutical industry11. Neoliberalism and global warmingPART IV - Solutions12. The solutions in theory: communitarian claims13. The solutions in health care14. The solutions in society more generallyPART V - How things might get better15. Kerala: community participation16. Cuban health care and social determinants of health: just too good for the US?17. Venezuela: power to the communityPART VI - ConclusionConclusion: can we change?

Gavin Mooney worked as a health economist for 40 years and held academic positions in Scotland, Scandinavia, South Africa and Australia. In 2009 he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town as 'one of the founding fathers of health economics'. He died in 2012.

Gavin Mooney is that rare breed, a health economist "as if people mattered". Reading this book, it is abundantly clear how much he cares about suffering, poverty and inequality: most health economists analyse and pronounce on these issues, but leave the expression of values to other professions. Mooney's clear and accessible documentation of the economics and power dynamics of social and environmental injustice in health is a must-read for anyone studying, searching or struggling for a healthier world.

• PART I - IntroductionIntroduction: neoliberalism killsPARTII - Why are things so bad?1. Why has the economics of health care policy gone wrong?2. Why have broader policies affecting health been inadequate ?3. The malaise of neoliberalism in health, health care and health economics4. Neoliberalism, the global institutions and healthPART III - Case studies5. The US: the fear of 'socialised' health care6. The UK National Health Service and the market7. South Africa, neoliberalism and HIV/AIDS8. Australia and victim blaming9. Local community versus corporation10. The pharmaceutical industry11. Neoliberalism and global warmingPART IV - Solutions12. The solutions in theory: communitarian claims13. The solutions in health care14. The solutions in society more generallyPART V - How things might get better15. Kerala: community participation16. Cuban health care and social determinants of health: just too good for the US?17. Venezuela: power to the communityPART VI - ConclusionConclusion: can we change?