1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics -- 2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System -- 3. Health Education and Popular Participation -- 4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence -- 5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical-Pharmaceutical Exports -- 6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix: Health Tourism in Cuba
Summary
"An excellent, balanced study of the Cuban health system, based on good data, interviews, and the author's recognized expertise on the subject. Good study of how resources can improve public health, while at the same time acknowledging the difficulties that stem from a planned economy. Overall, a very good analysis, particularly of how the health system of the 1990s is increasingly inadequate"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-296) and index
