Health Inequality : : Morality and Measurement / / Yukiko Asada.
In the last decade, there has been an explosion of academic interest in health inequality. Although it is seldom stated explicitly, research into this area is inexorably tied to questions of morality and ethics. In this study, Yukiko Asada seeks to acknowledge the role that morality and theories of...
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Asada, Yukiko, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. Health Inequality : Morality and Measurement / Yukiko Asada. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2007 1 online resource (256 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Framework -- 2. Which Health Distributions Are Inequitable? -- 3. What Measurement Choices Must Be Faced to Measure Health Inequity? -- 4. How Can a Health Distribution Be Summarized into One Number? -- Part II. Empirical Illustration -- 5. Bridging Concepts And Analysis -- 6. Did Health Equity Improve In The United States Between 1990 And 1995? -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Appendix A: Five Popular Health Inequality Measures -- Appendix B: Intermediate Inequality in the Who Health Inequality Index -- Appendix C: The Dead Imputation -- Appendix D: The Gini Coefficient -- Appendix E: The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Measure -- Appendix F: Adjustment of Household Income for Family Size and Structure -- Notes -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In the last decade, there has been an explosion of academic interest in health inequality. Although it is seldom stated explicitly, research into this area is inexorably tied to questions of morality and ethics. In this study, Yukiko Asada seeks to acknowledge the role that morality and theories of justice play in health inequality research, and to articulate the moral philosophy underlying this field of inquiry.Comprised of two distinct parts, Health Inequality first proposes a framework for measuring health inequality reflecting moral concern, then goes on to show how this framework can be applied to quantitative study. Using a specific time period as a case study, Asada questions whether or not health equity improved in the United States between 1990 and 1995. She suggests that the question of whether, and by how much, health inequity changed in the United States is dependent on the morality and accompanying empirical strategy used in the analysis.A unique blend of philosophy and quantitative research, Health Inequality will prove a valuable tool for academics and policymakers alike. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019) Equality Health aspects United States Statistics. Equality Health aspects United States. Equality Health aspects. Health services accessibility. HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110667691 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9781442626102 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684409 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442684409.jpg |
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