Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward, and Nick Drager

Copublication with the WHO
Considers how the Global Public Goods concept can advance the health of poor populations
Extends economic analysis of public goods to the health arena
Explores topical case studies with major implications for the health of populations
Reviews implications and limitations of the Global Public Goods concept in pertinent public health areas
Globilization of health viewed from a unique perspective
Useful for teaching purposes

Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward, and Nick Drager

Description

The expanding importance of health as a global issue has focused attention on the value of applying the concept of Global Public Goods from economics to international health. The Global Public Goods for health concept considers 'goods' i.e. services, technologies and information, such as knowledge of an infectious disease outbreak or control of climate change, that are important for promoting the health of all populations and which are of benefit globally. Since these are 'public goods' there is often a lack of incentive to provide or feel responsible for them. The central challenge of the Global Public Goods for health concept is to ensure collective action at international level.

The main focus of this book is whether and how best Global Public Goods for health can be used to advance the health of poor populations. Written by experts from both the health, legal and economics worlds, Global Public Goods for Health develops the concept in relation to international health and health policy. Numerous case studies are used to illustrate the usefulness of the concept and consider the aspects of health that may be classed as Global Public Goods and how this helps to ensure their provision.

Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward, and Nick Drager

Section 1: The global public goods for health concept
1:Global public goods for health: Concepts and issues, Woodward & Smith
Section 2: Global public goods for health: Case studies
2:Polio eradication, Aylward, Acharya, England, Agocs & Linkins
3:Tuberculosis control, Kim, Shakow, Castro, Vanderwarker & Farmer
4:Antimicrobial drug resistance, Smith & Coast
5:Global environmental change, McMichael, Butler & Ahern
Section 3: Knowledge: The central global public goods for health
6:Medical knowledge, Ghosh
7:Genomics knowledge, Thorsteinsdottir, Daar, Smith & Singer
8:Public health infrastructure and knowledge, Powles & Comin
Section 4: Enabling global public goods for health: The importance of legislation
9:International law, Fidler
10:International health regulations and epidemic control, Giesecke
11:International law and the international legislative process: The WHO framework convention on tobacco control, Taylor, Bettcher & Peck
Section 5: A critique of the global public goods for health concept and practice
12:Global public goods for health: A flawed paradigm?, Mooney & Dzator
13:Global public goods for health: Use and limitations, Smith & Woodward
Section 6: Global public goods for health: The future
14:Global public goods for health: From theory to policy, Smith, Beaglehole, Woodward & Drager

Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward, and Nick Drager

Author Information

Edited by Richard Smith, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, UK, Robert Beaglehole, Department of Health Services Provision, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, David Woodward, Independent Development Economist, Geneva, Switzerland, and Nick Drager, Strategy Unit, Office of the Director General, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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Contributors:

Arnab Acharya

Mary Agocs

Michael J Ahern

R Bruce Aylward

Robert Beaglehole

Douglas W Bettcher

Colin D Butler

Arachu Castro

Joanna Coast

Flavio Comin

Abdallah S Daar

Nick Drager

Janet Dzator

Sarah England

Paul Farmer

David P Fidler

Jayati Ghosh

Johan Giesecke

Jim Yong Kim

Jennifer Linkins

Anthony J McMichael

Gavin Mooney

Richard Peck

John Powles

Aaron Shakow

Peter A Singer

Richard D Smith

Allyn L Taylor

Halla Thorsteinsdottir

Chris Vanderwarker

David Woodward

Global Public Goods for Health

Health economic and public health perspectives

Edited by Richard Smith, Robert Beaglehole, David Woodward, and Nick Drager

Reviews and Awards

"Overall, if you are interested in understanding economic issues of globalization and health this is a good start, lots of useful information is wrapped up in here, from some of the leaders in the field." - Health Economics, Vol 13, No 5