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Edition: 1
Release: 2002-08-15
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 019514354X
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Medicine and Social Justice pdf
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Because medicine can preserve and restore health and function, it has been widely acknowledged as a basic good that a just society should provide its members. Yet there is wide disagreement over the scope of what is to be provided, to whom, how, when and why. In this uniquely comprehensive book some of the best-known philosophers, doctors, lawyers, political scientists, and economists writing on the subject discuss the concerns and deepen our understanding of the theoretical and practical issues that run through the contemporary debate. The first section lays a broad theoretical basis for understanding the concept of justice, particularly as it relates to the distribution of health care. The second section critically examines how medical care is distributed in different countries around the world and the particular advantages and injustices associated with those systems. The third section draws attention to the special needs of different social groups and the specific issues of ju Download Medicine and Social Justice for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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