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Health in a Post-COVID World : Lessons from the Crisis of Western Liberalism / By Sebastian Taylor

By: Publication details: Bristol Bristol University Press 2023Description: xiii, 357 pages 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781447368373 (Paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1
Contents:
Prologue: Health and civilisation - Crisis: A Timeline - Part 1: Growth: 1. Growth, Wealth and Health - 2. Health and Trade - 3. 'They Go on Because They Have Begun' - Part 2: Freedom: 4. The Nature of Freedom - 5. The Vaccine Society - 6. The Freedom to Fail - 7. The Dead Hand of Care - Part 3: Justice: 8. The Poverty of Justice - 9. Just Health, Just Care - 10. A Kingdom of Ends - Part 4: Security: 11. War and Peace - 12. The Risk Society - Part 5: Democracy: 13. One for All - Part 6: Truth: 14. Who Counts? - 15. Conclusion - Postscript: Crisis in the UK 2022.
Summary: What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these - the founding principles of Western liberalism - and the policies they shape, as the recipe for progress? At a time of global 'permacrisis', Sebastian Taylor applies his extensive frontline experience working with health systems and healthcare in the Global North and South to assess the concrete impact of contemporary liberal values on our welfare, development and environmental survival. Drawing on research from around the world, he uses health as an objective metric to assess how effective these policies are for individuals and society as a whole.
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BOOKs . General Stacks 362.1 TAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) PB Available Recommended by Mr. Sidharth Chauhan 40374

Prologue: Health and civilisation -
Crisis: A Timeline -
Part 1: Growth:
1. Growth, Wealth and Health -
2. Health and Trade -
3. 'They Go on Because They Have Begun' -
Part 2: Freedom:
4. The Nature of Freedom -
5. The Vaccine Society -
6. The Freedom to Fail -
7. The Dead Hand of Care -
Part 3: Justice:
8. The Poverty of Justice -
9. Just Health, Just Care -
10. A Kingdom of Ends -
Part 4: Security:
11. War and Peace -
12. The Risk Society -
Part 5: Democracy:
13. One for All -
Part 6: Truth:
14. Who Counts? -
15. Conclusion -
Postscript: Crisis in the UK 2022.

What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these - the founding principles of Western liberalism - and the policies they shape, as the recipe for progress?
At a time of global 'permacrisis', Sebastian Taylor applies his extensive frontline experience working with health systems and healthcare in the Global North and South to assess the concrete impact of contemporary liberal values on our welfare, development and environmental survival.
Drawing on research from around the world, he uses health as an objective metric to assess how effective these policies are for individuals and society as a whole.