Private Acts, Social Consequences

by Ronald Bayer

Overview

In this timely, penetrating analysis, Ronald Bayer examines the legal and political implications of creating and implementing an effective and rational nationwide health policy that balances public safety with private freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451602265
Publisher:	Free Press
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	282
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ronald Bayer, Ph.D., is a professor at the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he has taught since 1988. He has taken a leadership role in the HIV Center's work on ethics since the Center's beginnings and is currently a Co-Director of the Ethics and Policy Core.