Health inequality : morality and measurement / Yukiko Asada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"In this study, Yukiko Asada seeks to describe the role that morality and theories of justice play in health inequality research, and to articulate the moral philosophy underlying this field of Inquiry. Composed of two distinct parts, Health Inequality first proposes a framework for measuring health inequality that reflects moral concerns. The book then goes on to show how this framework can be applied to quantitative study. Using a case study approach, Asada analyses whether or not health equity improved in the United States between 1990 and 1995"--Jacket.

A unique blend of philosophy and quantitative research, Health Inequality will prove a valuable tool for academics and policymakers alike.

Introduction -- Setting the Stage -- Traditional and New Approaches -- The Aim and the Plan -- Terminology -- Preliminary Discussion: Why are We Morally Interested in Health Distribution? -- FrameworkWhich Health Distributions Are Inequitable? -- Introduction -- Equity as Equality in Health -- Health Inequality as an Indicator of Social Justice -- Three Egalitarian Reasons Revisited -- What Measurement Choices Must Be Faced to Measure Health Inequity? -- Introduction -- Issues about Health -- Unit of. Time -- Unit of. Analysis -- Different Perspectives on Health Equity Revisited -- How Can a Health Distribution Be Summarized into One Number? -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- The Five Questions: An Overview -- The Five Questions: A Close Look -- Summary -- Framework Revisited -- Empirical IllustrationBridgingConcepts and Analysis -- Overview -- Building Blocks -- How Healthy Were Americans on Average in -- And 1995? -- Did Health Equity Improve in the United States between -- And 1995? -- Empirical Analyses from Different Perspectives on Health Equity -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Future Work -- Five Popular Health Inequality Measures -- Intermediate Ineguality in the WHO Health Inequality Index -- The Dead Imputation -- The Gini Coefficient -- The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Measure -- Adjustment of Household Income for Family Size and Structure.

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