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Author Stillwaggon, Eileen, 1949-

Title Stunted lives, stagnant economies : poverty, disease, and underdevelopment / Eileen Stillwaggon
Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : maps
Contents 1. The Plague of Poverty -- 2. Argentine History and Society -- 3. Housing and Health -- 4. Chagas' Disease -- 5. Water, Waste, and Garbage -- 6. The Underdeveloped State -- 7. Divided Economy, Divided Medicine -- 8. Primary Health Care -- 9. Public Hospitals -- 10. Infant and Child Mortality -- 11. Stunted Development in Children and Adolescents -- 12. The Debilitated Work Force -- 13. Healthy Development
Summary "Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies describes in vivid detail the living conditions of the poor in developing countries and the diseases and injuries that result from this environment of need. Most of the diseases that affect the poor - cholera, summer diarrhea, tuberculosis, lice, worms, leprosy - result from the poverty of their environment. Poverty also determines the availability and effectiveness of the medical response. Using Argentina as a case study, Eileen Stillwaggon argues that making good health available to everyone is not a scientific problem but an economic one." "The debt crisis of the 1980s and the subsequent structural adjustment policies adopted by most developing countries exacerbated the problems faced by the poor. What kind of future can a nation build when the health of the majority of the population - its workforce - is at risk or compromised because social services have been reduced? Without adequate health care and social services, people cannot live up to their potential, and the spiral of poverty continues. But there are ways to fight this cycle of poverty. With a clear vision of the future, Stillwaggon offers practical, low-cost solutions to promote human development and economic growth."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-334) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries
Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects -- Latin America
Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Latin America
Poor -- Developing countries -- Social conditions
Social problems.
Poverty.
Public Health -- economics
Developing Countries -- economics
Poverty
Delivery of Health Care -- economics
Health Surveys
Social Problems
social issues.
poverty.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
Social problems
Poor -- Health and hygiene
Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects
Poor -- Social conditions
SUBJECT Latin America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074879
Latin America https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007843
Subject Developing countries
Latin America
Form Electronic book
LC no. 97022313
ISBN 0585071314
9780585071312
0813558859
9780813558851