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CONTENTS Chapter 1. Globalization and Health: Challenges and Prospects Ichiro Kawachi and Sarah Wamala PART I GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH Chapter 2. Infectious Disease in the Age of Globalization Lance Saker, Kelley Lee, and Barbara Cannito Chapter 3. Globalization and Tobacco Derek Yach, Heather Wipfli, Ross Hammond, and Stanton Glantz Chapter 4. The Rapid Shifts in Stages of the Nutrition Transition: The Global Obesity Epidemic Barry M. Popkin and Michelle Mendez Chapter 5. Global Climate Change and Human Health A.J. McMichael and G. Ranmuthugala Chapter 6. Car Culture, Transport Policy and Public Health Tord Kjellstrom and Sarah Hinde Chapter 7. Poverty and Inequality in a Globalizing World Ichiro Kawachi and Sarah Wamala Chapter 8. The Consequences of Economic Globalization on Working Conditions, Labor Relations and Workers¿ Health Christer Hogstedt, David H. Wegman, and Tord Kjellstrom Chapter 9. Population Movements Pascale Allotey and Anthony Zwi Chapter 10. Globalization and Women¿s Health Sarah Wamala and Ichiro Kawachi PART II MONITORING THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HEALTH Chapter 11. Summary Measures of Population Health - Controversies and New Directions Daniel D. Reidpath Chapter 12. Health Impact Assessment: Towards Globalization as if Human Rights Mattered Eileen O¿Keefe and Alex Scott-Samuel PART III THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO GLOBALIZATION Chapter 13. Structural Adjustment Programs and Health Anna Breman and Carolyn Shelton Chapter 14. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Bold New Approach to Poverty Eradication or Old Wine in New Bottles? Sarah Wamala, Ichiro Kawachi and Besinati Phiri Mpepo Chapter 15. Health Policy and the WTO M. Gregg Bloche and Elizabeth R. Jungman Chapter 16. Promoting Public Health in the 21st Century: The Role of the WHO Ruth Bonita, Alec Irwin and Robert Beaglehole Chapter 17. What¿s Politics Got to Do With It? Health, the G8 and the Global Economy Ted Schrecker and Ronald Labonte Chapter 18. Military Spending - Global Health Threat or Global Public Good? Raymond R. Hyatt, Jr. INDEX
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Globalization -- Health aspects.
World health.
World Health.
Population Dynamics.
Socioeconomic Factors.