Global health policy, local realities the fallacy of the level playing field / edited by Linda M. Whiteford, Lenore Manderson.

Other author Whiteford, Linda M.
Other author Manderson, Lenore.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.
Descriptionvi, 333 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesDirections in applied anthropology
Directions in applied anthropology. ^A407361
Contents Pt. 1. International health policy and issues of localization. The politics of child survival -- Administering the epidemic : HIV/AIDS policy, models of development, and international health -- Local identity, globalization, and health in Cuba and the Dominican Republic -- Health care from the perspectives of Minahasa villagers, Indonesia -- pt. 2. The global pharmacy. The King's law stops at the village gate : local and global pharmacy regulation in Vietnam -- The business of medicines and the politics of knowledge in Uganda -- pt. 3. Relocating bodies and body parts. Bodies transported : health and identity among involuntary immigrant women -- Poverty, pity, and the erasure of power : Somali refugee dependency -- Ethical issues in human organ replacement : a case study from India -- pt. 4. Globalizing mothering. Does authoritative knowledge in infant nutrition lead to successful breast-feeding? A critical perspective -- Reforming routines : a baby-friendly hospital in urban China -- pt. 5. Conclusion. International health research : the rules of the game.
Bibliography note"Selected bibliography": p. 315-318.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99056616
ISBN1555878741 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA441 .G57 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold