{"product_id":"financing-medicine-the-british-experience-since-1750-9780415350259","title":"Financing Medicine: The British Experience Since 1750","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Martin Gorsky | Sally Sheard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancing Medicine \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a collection of essays dealing with the financing of medical care in Britain since the mid-eighteenth century, with a view to addressing two major issues: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy did the funding of the British health system develop in the way it did?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat were the ramifications of these arrangements for the nature and extent of health care before the NHS? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also goes on to explore the 'lessons' and legacies of the past which bear upon developments under the NHS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this volume provide a sustained and detailed examination of the model of health care which preceded the NHS - an organization whose distinctive features hold such fascination for the scholars of health systems - and their insights illuminate current debates on the future of the NHS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students and scholars of the history of medicine, this will prove essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46929583014039,"sku":"9780415350259","price":14551.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415350259.webp?v=1771600780","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/financing-medicine-the-british-experience-since-1750-9780415350259","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}