Who Shall Live? Health, Economics, and Social Choice (Expanded Edition) (Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century)

Book info: Who Shall Live? Health, Economics, and Social Choice (Expanded Edition) (Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century) (Paperback, 296 pages) – World Scientific Publishing Company, 1998. Language: English.

In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitations of economics and his intimate knowledge of health care institutions to help readers understand the problems every nation faces in trying to allocate health resources efficiently and equitably. Six complementary papers dealing with national health insurance, poverty and health, and other policy issues, including his 1996 presidential address to the American Economic Association, accompany the original 1974 text.Health professionals, policy makers, social scientists, students and concerned citizens will all benefit from this highly readable, authoritative, and nuanced discussion of the difficult choices that lie ahead. Editorial Reviews Review "... superbly intelligent commentary on American health care ..." -- The Washington Post Book World

"...a fine book, written by one of the most acute observers of the health scene in the States today." -- John H Knowles MD, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, 1974

"...by far, the best book i have ever read on the subject of medicine as it relates to economics.." -- Minneapolis Tribune

"Overall, this book is a magnificent achievement." -- Roger Platt MD, Consulting Editor, Hospital Physician

"Page for page, there is more fact, and more illuminating principle, than in many books ten times its length." -- The New York Times Book Section