Challenging Inequities in Health: From Ethics to Action

Introduction / Timothy Evans ... (et Al.) -- Social Basis Of Disparities In Health / Finn Diderichsen, Timothy Evans, Margaret Whitehead -- Ethical Dimensions Of Health Equity / Fabienne Peter, Timothy Evans -- Health Equity In A Globalizing World / Lincoln C. Chen, Giovanni Berlinguer -- Measuring Disparities In Health: Methods And Indicators / Sudhir Anand ... (et Al.) -- Health Equity: Perspectives, Measurability, And Criteria / Amartya Sen -- China: Increasing Health Gaps In A Transitional Economy / Yuanli Liu ... (et Al.) -- Japan: Historical And Current Dimensions Of Health And Health Equity / Toshihiko Hasegawa -- United States: Social Inequality And The Burden Of Poor Health / Laura D. Kubzansky ... (et Al.) -- Chile: Socioeconomic Differentials And Mortality In A Middle-income Nation / Jeanette Vega ... (et Al). Russia: Socioeconomic Dimensions Of The Gender Gap In Mortality / Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Mark G. Field, Evgueniy M. Andreev -- Tanzania: Gaining Insights Into Adolescent Lives And Livelihoods / Vinand M. Nantulya ... (et Al.) -- Gender, Health, And Equity: Intersetions / Piroska Ostlin, Asha George, Gita Sen -- South Africa: Addressing The Legacy Of Apartheid / Lucy Gilson, Di Mcintyre -- Kenya: Uncovering The Social Determinants Of Road Traffic Accidents / Vinand M. Nantulya, Florence Muli-musiime -- Bangladesh: An Intervention Study Of Factors Underlying Increasing Equity In Child Survival / Abbas Bhuiya ... (et Al.) -- Sweden And Britain: The Impact Of Policy Context On Inequities In Health / Fin Diderichsen ... (et Al.). Health Care Financing: Assessing Its Relationship To Health Equity / William C. Hsiao, Yuanli Liu -- Mexico: Marginality, Need, And Resource Allocation At The County Level / Rafael Lozano ... (et Al.) -- Vietnam: Efficient, Equity-oriented Financial Strategies For Health / Pham Manh Hung ... (et Al.) -- Developing The Policy Response To Inequities In Health: A Global Perspective / Margaret Whitehead. Edited By Timothy Evans ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.