1st Edition

Health Care Systems in Developing Countries in Asia

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

For the last two decades, major Asian economies have successfully kept their economic growth momentum going. Now, as these economies are entering a new phase of economic growth, more attention is being paid to their respective states of social development, especially the provision and the expansion of social security and, in particular, health care. Academic study of the development of health... Read more

Lists of illustrations



List of contributors





Part I – Introduction



Chapter 1: Health Care Systems in Developing Countries in Asia: An Introduction (Robin Gauld and Kenny Teguh Pribadi)





Part II – Theory



Chapter 2: Saving Lives Through Health Care Policy: A Developmental Social Policy Perspective (Christian Aspalter)





Part III – Country Case Studies



Chapter 3: The Health Care System in China (Wang Xiaolin and Shang Xiaoyuan)



Chapter 4: The Health Care System in Thailand (Siripen Supakankunti and Nopphol Witvorapong)



Chapter 5: The Health Care System in Malaysia (Hematram Yadav)



Chapter 6: The Health Care System in Indonesia (Kenny Teguh Pribadi)



Chapter 7: The Health Care System in India (Shankar Das and Linda B. Cottler)



Chapter 8: The Health Care System in Kazakhstan (Francis Amagoh)





Part IV – Conclusion



Chapter 9: Health Care Systems and Ideal-Typical Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: By Way of Conclusion (Christian Aspalter)



Index





 

Biography

Christian Aspalter, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China.



Kenny Teguh Pribadi, Catholic University of Soegijopranoto, Indonesia.



Robin Gauld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Commerce and Dean, Otago Business School, New Zealand.