Here you can read online Lesley Doyal - The political economy of health full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 1983, publisher: Pluto Press, genre: Politics. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:
Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.
The political economy of health: summary, description and annotation
We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "The political economy of health" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.
Shows that ill-health is largely a product of the social and economic organization of society; that medical practice and research are strongly influenced by their roles in maintaining a healthy labour force; and that the medical field provides a large arena for the accumulation of capital.
Lesley Doyal: author's other books
Who wrote The political economy of health? Find out the surname, the name of the author of the book and a list of all author's works by series.
The political economy of health — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work
Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "The political economy of health" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.
Medical economics, Medical policy, Social medicine, Medical economics--Great Britain, Medical policy--Great Britain, Social medicine--Great Britain, Medical economics--Developing countries, Medical policy--Developing countries.
publication date
:
1979
lcc
:
RA410.5.D69 1979eb
ddc
:
362.1/042
subject
:
Medical economics, Medical policy, Social medicine, Medical economics--Great Britain, Medical policy--Great Britain, Social medicine--Great Britain, Medical economics--Developing countries, Medical policy--Developing countries.
Page 1
The Political Economy of Health
Page 2
For Muriel
Page 3
The Political Economy of Health
Lesley Doyal with Imogen Pennell
Page 4
First published 1979 by Pluto Press 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA
Seventh Impression 1991
Published as a Pluto Classic 1994
Copyright Pluto Press 1979
ISBN 0 86104 074 0
Printed in Finland by WSOY
Page 5
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
7
Part One: Theoretical Foundations
9
1. Understanding Medicine and Health
11
Medicine and Society: The Orthodox View / Medical Nemesis / Towards a Marxist Analysis / Health, Illness and Capitalism / The Evolution of Western Scientific Medicine / Medical Practice and the Reproduction of Labour Power under Capitalism / Conclusion
Part Two: The Social Production of Health and Illness
47
2. Health, Illness and the Development of Capitalism in Britain
49
The Impact of Industrial Capitalism / Health, Illness and British Capitalism in the Twentieth Century / Production and the Health of Workers / Production, Pollution and Health / Consumption, Health and Illness / Stress As a Source of Ill Health
3. Health, Illness and Underdevelopment
96
The Underdevelopment of Health in the Third World / The Early Effects of Colonialist Expansion / The Establishment of the Colonial Economy / Food Production and Malnutrition / The Deterioration of Health under the Migrant Labour System / Malnutrition and Monopoly Capitalism / Migration, Urbanisation and Neo-Colonialism / Technology, 'Development' and Disease
Part Three: The Social Production of Medical Care
139
4. Public Health, Medicine and the Development of British Capitalism
141
Early Public Health Measures and the Development of Industrial Capitalism / Medicine, Social Control and the Sexual Division of Labour / Imperialism and the Problem of Proletarian Health and Welfare / 1911: Health Insurance, Scientific Medicine and the Reproduction of Labour Power / The Crisis of Capitalist Medicine During the Inter-War Period
Page 6
5. The National Health Service in Britain
177
The Welfare State and the NHS / Who Controls the NHS? / Who Profits from the NHS? / Who Benefits from the NHS? / The Health Labour Force: Who Runs the Health Service? / The Crisis and the NHS
6. Women, Medicine and Social Control: The Case of the NHS
215
Double Burden: Women's Labour in the Twentieth Century / The Medical View of Women: The Reproduction of Inferiority / Women As the Objects of Modern Medicine: Sexism in the NHS / Women, the NHS and the Control of Reproduction / Conclusion
7. Medicine and Imperialism
239
Colonial Health Policies in East Africa / Neo-Colonialism: The Consolidation of Western Medical Practice / Neo-Colonialism: Medicine As a Commodity / Neo-Colonialism: Disease As an International Problem / Recent Developments: The Reproduction of the Labour Force / Recent Developments: Population Control / Recent Developments: Rural Health or Social Control?
Postscript
291
References
298
Index
351
Page 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There are two people without whose help this book would not have been written at all. Len Doyal kept faith with the project throughout. He gave me confidence to do it in the first place, bullied me into continuing and helped me to finish it, while often doing more than his fair share of domestic labour. Imogen Pennell was initially employed on the project as a research worker at the Polytechnic of North London, but her contribution both to the research and the writing of the book far exceeded what could possibly have been expected. She made a major contribution to the final outcome both in intellectual terms and as a friend.
Look at similar books to The political economy of health. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.
Discussion, reviews of the book The political economy of health and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.
