Just health: meeting health needs fairly

In this book by the award-winning author of Just Healthcare, Norman Daniels develops a comprehensive theory of justice for health that answers three key questions: what is the special moral importance of health? When are health inequalities unjust? How can we meet health needs fairly when we cannot...

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Main Author: Daniels, Norman 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809514
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809514
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809514
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809514
Summary:In this book by the award-winning author of Just Healthcare, Norman Daniels develops a comprehensive theory of justice for health that answers three key questions: what is the special moral importance of health? When are health inequalities unjust? How can we meet health needs fairly when we cannot meet them all? Daniels' theory has implications for national and global health policy: can we meet health needs fairly in ageing societies? Or protect health in the workplace while respecting individual liberty? Or meet professional obligations and obligations of justice without conflict? When is an effort to reduce health disparities, or to set priorities in realising a human right to health, fair? What do richer, healthier societies owe poorer, sicker societies? Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly explores the many ways that social justice is good for the health of populations in developed and developing countries
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780511809514
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511809514