Just health : meeting health needs fairly /
Norman Daniels.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- ix, 397 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-375) and index.
Three questions of justice -- What is the special moral importance of health? -- When are health inequalities unjust? The social determinants of health -- How can we meet health needs fairly when we can't meet them all? Accountability for reasonable resource allocation -- What do we owe each other? Implications of an integrated theory -- Global aging and intergenerational equity -- Consent to workplace risk and health protection -- Medical professionalism and the care we should get -- Fairness in health sector reform -- Accountability for reasonableness in developing countries: two applications -- Reducing health disparities: no simple matter -- Priority setting and human rights -- International health inequalities and global justice: a concluding challenge.
9780521876322 (hardback) 9780521699983 (pbk.)
2007011711
Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects. Health services accessibility. Right to health care. Equality--Health aspects. Justice (Philosophy) Medical ethics.