Leading international researchers offer theoretical and empirical microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives on the ways a population's health status affects

This edited collection explores the links between human capital (both in the form of health and in the form of education), demographic change, and economic grow

"This resource book discusses the economic arguments that could (and could not) be put forth to support the case for investing in the social determinants of hea

This book containes a series of "state of the art" essays on topics related to health and growth. The Commission on Growth and Development (CGD)--in preparing i

Health and social care in every system and in every country is labour intensive, and must be oriented to people's needs if it is to be effective. It is now wide