Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy: Redrawing the Patient as Consumer

This book explores the extent to which globalization and commercialization relate to current and emerging health policies, looking at the implications for citizens, patients and social rights, as well as how policy-making interacts with the interests of global trade and economic policies.

Introduction: The basis of the book 1. Analysing patient and public involvement and health policy 2. National health systems: From public provision to market competition 3. From patients to consumers 4. Globalisation and global policy influences: Mapping the big picture 5. The European Union: Trading in Healthcare or building a healthier Europe? 6. England: From NHS to PLC 7. Sweden: A market orientation to the welfare state 8. Finland: Privatisation in the context of decentralised service provision 9. Comparison between countries - is there a common concern? 10. Current trends in commercialisation and consumerism in health 11. Challenges for the future - people and public finances 12. Citizens, patients and consumers: Critical reflections on Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy