1st Edition

Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development

Edited By Patricia A. Cholewka, Mitra M. Motlagh Copyright 2008
    494 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Given ongoing worldwide calamities such as famine, natural disasters, and drug abuse, international attention has increasingly focused upon disease detection, prevention, containment, and treatment. Serving an unmet need in the marketplace, Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development highlights mounting evidence of the strong relationship between human capital and socioeconomic development and poses management strategies from international and interdisciplinary sources. With a fresh perspective, scholars and practitioners in the health and sustainable development fields address such issues as healthcare and education, funding for healthcare services, and the impact of legal and political policies on healthcare needs.

    An original contribution to the subject, this indispensable reference not only analyzes diverse worldwide health crises and their causes, but also provides insights into effective, pragmatic, and sustainable solutions.

    Broad Range of Topics Illuminated in a Readable and Pertinent Manner

    Encompassing theory and practice within three distinct sections, the text begins by examining social and cultural issues including HIV/AIDS and alcohol, with an emphasis on the role of collaborative networks in developing countries. The second part delves into economic considerations as they pertain to western healthcare and low-income countries. It spotlights healthcare in the United States, analyzes Iraq as a case study of the brain drain of health capital, and explores sustainable development as a tangible step toward famine elimination. The book concludes with a thorough analysis of legal and political ramifications, from the social and economic benefits of ending the war on drugs to a human rights approach to healthcare commercialization.

    Features authors from the Max Planck Institute, Columbia University, the London School of Economics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Care Perú, and other prestigious institutions

    PART I: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES
    The Morality of HIV/AIDS: A Comparison of Russian Orthodox Church and Secular NGO Approaches, J. Zigon
    Health, Gender, and Religion in a Russian Province in Transition, B. Darieva
    Collaborative Networks—A Beneficial Perspective on Health Care in Developing Countries, M. Beier and T. Semrau
    Alcohol: Health Risk and Development Issue, Ø. Bakke
    Right to Health and Sustainable Health Development: Improving
    Psychosocial Strategies in HIV-Related Stress, G. M. Lelo, M. Motlagh, S. M.M. Mampunza, P. Verbanck, and E. Streel
    The Community and Its Telemedicine Program: Mutual Sustainability Issues with a Focus on the United States and Russian Federation, M. E. Stachura and E. V. Khasanshina
    PART II: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    Convergence in Western Healthcare Systems: Plus Ca Change, J. A. Devereux
    The Brain Drain of Health Capital: Iraq as a Case Study, H. Al Saraf and R. Garfield
    Famine Elimination: A Tangible Step toward Sustainable Development, A. Vassilakis
    Health SWAps: For a Sustainable Development of Healthcare Systems in Low-Income Countries, C. Paul, E. Paul, and V. Zinnen
    Global Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development, P.A. Cholewka
    Implementation of a Hospital Information System in Lithuania: Implications for the Role of Nursing, P. A. Cholewka
    Healthcare in the United States: A Matter of Right or Privilege? S. Hoffman
    PART III: LEGAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
    Social and Economic Benefits of Ending the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ C. Brewer
    Salud Para Todo: Cuba’s Revolutionary Approach toward Fulfillment of the Right to Health, D. P. Evans
    Looking for More Inclusive and Sustainable Health Policies: The Role of Participation, A. F. Arroyo
    Healthcare for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Gordian Knot? N. K. Stafford
    Catastrophic Opportunity: Public Health Emergencies, Healthcare Infrastructure, and Human Rights, J.H. Marks
    Which Policies Effectively Enable Smoking Cessation? The Role of Risk Perception in the European Union, J. Costa-Font and E. Mossialos
    Dealing with Healthcare Security: Catastrophic Health and Drug Expenditures in Nicaragua, J. Costa-Font, M. Costa-Font, R. Rodriguez, J. Rovira, and P. Sandiford
    Disparities in Health, Disparities in Law: The Global Potential of Individual Advocacy, E. Lawton, R. Riseberg, G.M. Bogin-Farber, R. Knight, J. Cohen, and L.A. Smith
    Taking a Human Rights Approach to Healthcare Commercialization, B. Toebes
    Index

    Biography

    Patricia A Cholewka, Mitra M. Motlagh