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Essays in public and health economics

WEBWhile citizens in rich countries have indisputably become healthier and richer on average, there is a general sense that this progress has not benefited everyone equally and that …

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Essays in Public and Health Economics

WEBAbstract While citizens in rich countries have indisputably become healthier and richer on average, there is a general sense that this progress has not bene ted everyone equally …

Category:  Health Go Health

Public infrastructure and health in low- and middle …

WEBIn thinking about the “how well”, we need to look at both supply and demand side factors during infrastructure development. This thesis explores these separate, but interlinked, …

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Health action zones: A new form of partnership for …

WEBThis study investigated the process of policy development and delivery in relation to the complex problem of health inequalities. The study examined whether Health Action …

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Essays in public provision of healthcare

WEBThe focus of the three chapters in this thesis is to investigate causally, using quasi-experimental econometric tools, the short and long run impacts of increasing …

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An analysis of inequities and inefficiencies in health and …

WEBChina’s remarkable economic growth heralds substantial improvements in population health for the Chinese people. While economic growth in some respects acts as a …

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Essays on inequalities in health and health care during …

WEBDuring the past decade, Greece faced an unprecedented economic crisis and signed an economic adjustment programme (EAP) that brought about changes and reforms to the …

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Can litigation promote fairness in healthcare

WEBThis thesis analyses “health care litigation” in Brazil and England. By health care litigation I mean those lawsuits in which claimants demand from the State the provision of a certain …

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Implementation of health policies in Mexico City: what …

WEBPolicy failure has been a concern for social scientists during the past four decades, yet there are no clear answers as to why certain policies are not put into practice as …

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Supporting 'community' in an era of global mental health: a case …

WEBHow may the mental health of socially deprived HIV/AIDS affected communities be supported in an era of ‘global mental health’? To date, ‘community’ efforts have been …

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Demographic and health effects of the 2003–2011 War in Iraq

WEBThe increasing international concern about the consequences of warfare for civilian populations has led to a growing body of demographic and health research. This …

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The determinants of health status in Jordan: 1960-1988.

WEBThis thesis aims to contribute to the debate surrounding the underlying medical, social, economic and political determinants of health status improvement. The Hashemite …

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The expansion of public health insurance in Mexico: health, …

WEBDuring the past decade, the Mexican government launched an ambitious expansion of public health insurance through the Seguro Popular programme (SP). As a result, …

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Rationales for traditional medicines utilisation and its equity

WEBIndividuals all over the world continue to utilise traditional health care, but there is very little understanding of why this is the case, especially in light of increased availability and …

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Health, reproduction and identity: Indigenous women of Chiapas, …

WEBWomen are central to Primary Health Care strategies because of their social reproductive roles as family health carers, the health implications of biological reproduction, and the …

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The Expansion of Public Health Insurance in Mexico Health, …

WEB4 expenditures, and poses the question of whether other social security benefits, such as disability insurance, should also be extended. Finally, the third article analyses the …

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The German Sickness Insurance Programme 1883-1911: Its …

WEBThis study describes and analyzes the German Sickness Insurance Programme in the years between its enactment in 1883 and its recodification in 1911, as part of Germany's …

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Migration and health: A mixed-methods study among female …

WEB4 Abstract This thesis contributes to understanding female migration and health in Ghana at the national and sub-national levels.

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