{"product_id":"health-and-globalization-geoffrey-cockerham-9780745645131","title":"Health and Globalization","description":"This accessible book examines the multidimensional influence of globalization on human health and disease. The acceleration of globalization since the end of the Cold War has had numerous far-reaching impacts on health-related issues, both social and political, and as this book shows, globalization continues to present both positive and negative implications for the state of human health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHealth and Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey and William Cockerham focus on the relationships between globalization and a variety of health-related topics including the spread of Western medicine, the rise of medical tourism, and adverse effects on the environment. Particular attention is paid to issues of contemporary urgency such as the spread of pandemics and the role of global health governance, as well as reviewing changes in health care delivery systems in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Russia, and selected developing countries. The book provides a readable account of the many actors involved in global health, analyzing the interactions of national governments, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations in addressing global health issues. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealth and Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e will be illuminating reading for students on a wide range of courses including public health, globalization, the sociology of medicine, and development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Cockerham, William C. Cockerham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745645135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745645131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Geoffrey Cockerham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094401175807,"sku":"9780745645131","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ab1cce6-b438-46b4-80f1-9b48ebbe16c0.jpg?v=1724844546","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-and-globalization-geoffrey-cockerham-9780745645131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}