Who Cares?

The Unequal Geographies of Healthcare

AvAnthony C. Gatrell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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There are massive disparities, globally, nationally and regionally, in the provision of healthcare services and access to them. This textbook from one of the foremost geographers of health examines the unequal production and consumption of healthcare and seeks explanations for such diverse distribution, in particular, asking why place is such a key determinant for access to healthcare services. The analysis includes international comparisons of expenditure and performance as well as national case studies. The geographies of supply of both services and workforce are interrogated to reveal alarming inequalities. The book offers students a critical analysis of the governance of healthcare and is suitable for courses on the geography of health, as well as wider medical humanities, social policy and development studies courses.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-31
Mått:170 x 240 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781788219198

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Anthony C. Gatrell is Emeritus Professor of the Geography of Health at Lancaster University. His books include Geographies of Health (with Susan Elliott) (Third edition 2015). In 2006 he was awarded the RGS-IBG Murchison Prize for his contribution to the geography of health.

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This lively examination of the unequal geographies of healthcare is both theoretically-informed and replete with contemporary international examples. Gatrell insightfully takes us beyond the ‘who’ of the book’s title into where, how and with what consequences healthcare is delivered.

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1. Introduction2. Geographies of access to healthcare services3. The political economy of healthcare systems4. Geographies of access in the Global North5. Geographies of access in the Global South6. Who cares in times of crisis?7. Mobilities and access to healthcare8. Who cares in the community?9. Conclusions