| Public Health and National Reconstruction in Post-War Asia: International Influences, Local Transformations Contributor(s): Bu, Liping (Editor), Yip, Ka-Che (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415719054 ISBN-13: 9780415719056 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| LCCN: 2014006352 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, based on extensive original research, considers the transformation of public health systems in major East, South and Southeast Asian countries in the period following the Second World War. It examines how public health concepts, policies, institutions and practices were improved, shows how international health standards were implemented, sometimes through the direct intervention of transnational organisations, and explores how indigenous traditions and local social and cultural concerns affected developments, with, in some cases, the construction of public health systems forming an important part of nation-building in post-war and post-independence countries. Throughout, the book relates developments in public health systems to people's health, demographic changes, and economic and social reconstruction projects.
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