Description |
ix, 256 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index. |
Contents |
Justice in Catholic social thought -- Catholic social thought on capitalism and health care -- Health care economic theory, market mechanisms, and health outcomes -- The market organization approach to health care -- The value dimension approach to health care -- A Catholic vision of health care. |
Summary |
"Drawing on Catholic social teachings from St. Augustine to Pope John Paul II, McDonough reviews health system successes and failures from around the world and assesses market approaches to health care as proposed by leading economists such as Milton Friedman, Regina Herzlinger, Mark Pauly, and Alain Enthoven. Balancing aspects of these proposals with Daniel Callahan's value-dimension approach, McDonough offers a Catholic vision of health care in the United States that allows for some market mechanisms while promoting justice and concern for the least advantaged."--BOOK JACKET. |
Subject |
Medical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Medical economics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Health Care Sector -- ethics -- United States.
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Catholicism -- United States.
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Social Justice -- United States.
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ISBN |
9781589011571 paperback alkaline paper |
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1589011570 paperback alkaline paper |
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