Medical Tourism in Developing Countries

Medical Tourism in Developing Countries

by M. Bookman
ISBN-10:
0230600069
ISBN-13:
9780230600065
Pub. Date:
07/14/2007
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US
ISBN-10:
0230600069
ISBN-13:
9780230600065
Pub. Date:
07/14/2007
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US
Medical Tourism in Developing Countries

Medical Tourism in Developing Countries

by M. Bookman

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Overview

Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780230600065
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 07/14/2007
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 245
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

MILICA ZARKOVIC BOOKMAN is Professor of Economics at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, USA. She is the author of nine books, including Tourists, Migrants and Refugees as well as The Demographic Struggle for Power. She is the recipient of the Tengelmann Award for excellence in research.

KARLA R. BOOKMAN is a recent graduate of Columbia Law School, USA, and has completed internships with the World Intellectual Property Organization and a judge in the Southern District of New York. She is currently a litigator at a New York firm.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments An Introduction to Medical Tourism Plastic Surgery is Not Peanuts: Economic Growth and Dependency Offshore Doctors: The Demand for Medical Tourism Would You Like a Safari With Your Lasik Surgery? The Supply of Medical Tourism Promoting Medical Tourism: The Advantages Promoting Medical Tourism: The Obstacles Inequalities in Healthcare and the Role of Macroeconomic Policy References
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