PHM-Exch> Book: Health Policy Reform: Global Health versus private profit.

[Claudio Schuftan]

Health Policy Reform: Global Health versus private profit.



John Lister, Libri Publishing  www.libripublishing.co.uk  London



Paperback *• *ISBN: 978 1 907471 78 0 *• *360pp *• *228 x 152mm

£25.00, €30.00, US$ 40.00, C$ 40.00

*Press *release

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*New book dissects global health reforms*

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*“**As a journalist by trade I always want to get the most up to date,
accurate and readable account across, to make people aware of the policies
that are being promoted in our name by politicians at home and abroad. *

*“I have always wanted to see a serious, critical analysis of health policy
reform, to give an overview of what is happening and put specific issues in
context. *

*“This is my best shot at doing just that.  I hope it makes many more
people aware, angry and active – if we can achieve that, we can start to
reverse some of the damage that is being done.”*

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*So says John Lister, one of the leading advocates of *equity-oriented,
rights-based approaches to the design and operation of health systems, in
both rich and poor countries alike.**

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*John Lister**’s book ‘Health Policy Reform: Driving the Wrong Way’,
published in 2005, was hailed as ‘**the definitive critique of
market-oriented health care ‘reforms’ that the World Bank has been
promoting at least since 1993’. *Now Libri Publishing is pleased to
announce the publication of his completely revised and restructured
analysis of health policy, *‘Health Policy Reform: Global Health versus
Private Profit’. *In this, John Lister brings his critique of health policy
up-to-date. He continues to question whether the major 'reforms' which have
been, and are still being, introduced are driven primarily by the health
needs of the wider population or, in fact, by non-health considerations -
the financial and political concerns of governments and global institutions.
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John Lister’s writings fill a gap in the literature covering the recent
history of healthcare provision and are unique in their global scope.
In *Health
Policy Reform: Global Health versus Private Profit’ *Lister* *presents the
key issues facing health professionals today. He produces a consistent and
coherent critical analysis of different situations in different countries,
making his approach wholly unlike those of previous, less comprehensive
studies. With extensive evidence and over 60 pages of references, the book
is essential reading for clinicians and administrators alike, as well as
for all students of health policy and management.



Colin Leys, emeritus professor of political studies Queen’s University,
Canada, and joint author *The Plot Against the NHS *says of *‘Health Policy
Reform: Global Health versus Private Profit’ *

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*“Lister’s knowledge of the literature, lucid reasoning and clean prose are
a class act. This is a major achievement which everyone interested in
health needs to read.”*



Martin McKee CBE, Professor of European Public Health, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says:

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*“John Lister takes on the narrative being peddled by the new global elite
and their cheerleaders who are mounting a sustained attack on what remains
of the welfare state, with health care as one of their prime targets.
Lister shows that there is an alternative, but it is up to us to seize it.”*


*If you would like a review copy* of *Health Policy Reform: Global Health
versus Private Profit* please contact Pat Graham at
Pat.Graham at libripublishing.co.uk or telephone 07540125926.
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