{"product_id":"health-and-social-justice-9780199559978","title":"Health and Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocieties make decisions and take actions that profoundly impact the distribution of health. Why and how should collective choices be made  and policies implemented  to address health inequalities under conditions of resource scarcity? How should societies conceptualize and measure health disparities  and determine whether theyve been adequately addressed? Who is responsible for various aspects of this important social problem? In Health and Social Justice  Jennifer Prah Ruger elucidates principles to guide these decisions  the evidence that should inform them  and the policies necessary to build equitable and efficient health systems world-wide. This book weaves together original insights and disparate constructs to produce a foundational new theory  the health capability paradigm.  Rugers theory takes the ongoing debates about the theoretical underpinnings of national health disparities and systems in striking new directions. It shows the limitations of existing approaches (utilitarian  libertarian  Rawlsian  communitarian)  and effectively balances a consequentialist focus on health outcomes and costs with a proceduralist respect for individuals health agency. Through what Ruger calls shared health governance  it emphasizes responsibility and choice. It allows broader assessment of injustices  including attributes and conditions affecting individuals \"human flourishing \" as well as societal structures within which resource distribution occurs. Addressing complex issues at the intersection of philosophy  economics  and politics in health  this fresh perspective bridges the divide between the collective and the individual  between personal freedom and social welfare  equality and efficiency  and science and economics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647186427957,"sku":"ByrdShop_019955997X","price":34.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199559978.jpg?v=1781689527","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/health-and-social-justice-9780199559978","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}