Does liberte=egalite? A survey of the empirical evidence on the links between political democracy and income inequality
The relationship between the distribution of political rights and that of economic resources has been studied both theoretically and empirically. This paper reviews the existing literature and, in par...
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Civil Rights, Health Equity
Earnings and the elusive dividends of health
The paper presents a methodology for estimating the impact of health on earnings that addresses problems of measurement error and endogeneity, then summarizes the main findings of related studies unde...
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Embryonic Germ Cells, Telocytes, Socioeconomics Factors, Equity, Living Conditions
Information technology, health and health care: A View to the future
This paper is designed to help readers imagine the consequences of the technological revolution for the world in which we live. It focusesespecially on the way these technologies are likely to transfo...
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Technology, Economics, Careh Careh Careh Care, Equity, Health Services Accessibility^util
Relative income, race, and mortality
The central question addressed in this paper is whether mortality is affected by relative income, where relative income is defined as an individual's own income relative to the incomes of those who li...
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Evidence-Based Medicine, Income, Mortality, Health Equity, Racial Stocks, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
A Database of ongoing health services research projects
Contains more than 6,100 descriptions of ongoing health services research projects funded by government agencies, foundations, and private organizations. Researchers, policy makers, managers, and libr...
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Health Services, Workforce, Measuring, Methods and Indicator, Documentos de referencia y metodología
La Salud en el desarrollo
Discurso inaugural pronunciado por el Profesor Amartya Sen, rector del Trinity College, Cambridge, ante la 52 Asamblea Mundial de la Salud. Mostra la importancia de reconocer el papel decisivo de la r...
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Health Equity, Reforma en Atención de la Salud
Cross sectional study of primary care groups in London: association of measures of socioeconomic and health status with hospital admission rates
"... Objectives: To calculate socioeconomic and health status measures for the primary care groups in London and to examine the association between these measures and hospital admission rates.Conclusi...
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Health Status, Patient Admission, nsitionsitionsitionsitions, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
Poverty and policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
"...Although the progress toward poverty reduction remains sluggish, other dimensions of social welfare in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region show signs of improvement. Adult literacy and s...
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Social Conditions, Poverty, Public Policy, Health Equity
Older Americans 2000: key indicators of well-being
This new interagency report, Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of well being (Older Americans) provides a unified picture of the health and well being of older population. This publication provides...
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Demographic Indicators, Health of the Elderly, Behaviors, Population well-being, Measuring, Methods and Indicators, Equity, Living Conditions
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to health insurance and Health Care
Racial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major differences in health status compared to the majority white population. Although many factors affect health status, the lack ...
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