Health Economics: An International Perspective
by Samantha Smith /
2008 / English / PDF
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This popular textbook provides a comprehensive but accessible
coverage of health economic principles and applications. It
provides an introduction for those with no previous knowledge of
economics, but also more advanced material suitable for those
with a background in economics. Now into its second edition,
Barbara McPake and Charles Normand have incorporated developments
in economic evaluation and economics of health systems from
recent research and experience while retaining an accessible
approach and style.
This popular textbook provides a comprehensive but accessible
coverage of health economic principles and applications. It
provides an introduction for those with no previous knowledge of
economics, but also more advanced material suitable for those
with a background in economics. Now into its second edition,
Barbara McPake and Charles Normand have incorporated developments
in economic evaluation and economics of health systems from
recent research and experience while retaining an accessible
approach and style.
The book starts with a section on basic economic principles as
applied to health and health care, and goes on to discuss
economic evaluation in health care, the economics of health
systems and health care finance. Examples and illustrations are
taken from a wide range of settings and world regions, reflecting
the authors’ belief that the same principles apply, and that it
is useful to have some understanding of how different countries
organise the health system. It provides an understanding of the
performance of different health systems from the insurance based
approaches in the United States to government funding that is
common in Canada and most countries in Europe, and the mixed
systems that operate in most low-income countries.
The book starts with a section on basic economic principles as
applied to health and health care, and goes on to discuss
economic evaluation in health care, the economics of health
systems and health care finance. Examples and illustrations are
taken from a wide range of settings and world regions, reflecting
the authors’ belief that the same principles apply, and that it
is useful to have some understanding of how different countries
organise the health system. It provides an understanding of the
performance of different health systems from the insurance based
approaches in the United States to government funding that is
common in Canada and most countries in Europe, and the mixed
systems that operate in most low-income countries.
This book is ideal for students in public health and related
courses, for health care professionals and those studying health
economics at a more advanced level.
This book is ideal for students in public health and related
courses, for health care professionals and those studying health
economics at a more advanced level.
