Negotiating public health in a globalized world : global health diplomacy in action /

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Imprint:Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2012.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 186 p.)
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in public health, 2192-3698
SpringerBriefs in Public Health.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8872547
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Other authors / contributors:Fairman, David, 1964-
ISBN:9789400727809 (electronic bk.)
9400727801 (electronic bk.)
9789400727793
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:In a new era of global health diplomacy, the most important tool for decision-making is negotiation. Globalization is binding countries, issues and people together as never before. In the domain of public health, traditional international concerns like the spread of infectious diseases have been joined by new concerns and challenges in managing the health impacts of trade and intellectual property rights, and by new opportunities to create effective global public health agreements and programs. To address the major health crises of today and to prevent or mitigate them in the future, countries