Global Inequality and Human Needs: Health and Illness in an Increasingly Unequal World

This book uses a critical theoretical perspective to explore the links between social variables like race, class, and gender, and the health of populations around the world. Global Inequality and Human Needs includes case studies from various countries (Russia, Chile, India, Sub-Saharan Africa) as well as the U.S. show the impact of policy on social inequality and health. Sociologists, public health professionals and anyone interested in international health issues.