Migration and the globalisation of health care : the health worker exodus? /
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Author / Creator: | Connell, John, 1946- |
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Imprint: | Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2010. |
Description: | xii, 260 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8444793 |
ISBN: | 9781847207371 (hbk.) 1847207375 (hbk.) |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: | The international migration of health workers, described by Nelson Mandela as the 'poaching' of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions, has a controversial recent history. This text examines skilled migration, & the economic, social & cultural rationale behind the rise of complex & now global markets. |
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