Originally published in 1984, this book attempted to fill a gap by providing a broad-ranging structural analysis of the health care sector and the political and

The analytical approach of standard health economics has so far failed to sufficiently account for the nature of care. This has important ramifications for the

Provides an international, unifying perspective, based on the 'public choice' tradition, to explain how patient-citizens interact with their country's political

How do policy and politics influence the social conditions that generate health outcomes? Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, a

"This book encapsulates the six papers delivered during the 54th Werner Sichel Lecture Series, held on the campus of Western Michigan University during the acad