Economics of Health Care / Edition 1

by John Henderson, Alastair Mcguire, Gavin Mooney

Overview

Gives an understanding of the economic theory underlying health economics, supplemented with practical case study material to show how the theory has been applied.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138132191
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/08/2015
Pages:	300
Sales rank:	704,572
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henderson, John; Mcguire, Alastair; Mooney, Gavin

Table of Contents

Preface, 1 The economics of health care: an overview, 2 Health and health care, 3 Health care as an economic commodity, 4 Distribution, 5 The cost-benefit approach in theory, 6 The cost-benefit approach in practice, 7 The demand for health—a household production theory approach 8 Is there a demand for health care?, 9 The utilisation of health care, 10 The supply of health care, 11 The hospital as an economic agent, 12 The organisation of health care, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

'This book's great strength is its determination to tackle issues from first principles' - Financial Times

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