Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Theoretical Perspectives: An Introduction 1
5. 2. Four National Medical Systems 30
6. 3. The Costs of Care 63
7. 4. Improving Levels of Health 86
8. 5. Medical Innovation 112
9. 6. Social Efficiency 137
10. 7. Equal Care and Unequal Health 153
11. 8. State Intervention versus Privatization 174
12. Appendix 1. Sources for Tables 207
13. Appendix 2. Index Construction 219
14. Appendix 3. Regression Analysis 223
15. Bibliography 229
16. Index 259