Democracies; challenges to societal health.

9781780522388

Democracies; challenges to societal health.

Ed. by Barbara Wejnert.

Emerald Group Publishing

2011

184 pages

$114.95

Hardcover

Research in political sociology; v.19

RA418

Contributors from social and medical sciences and the humanities explore links and friction between democratic processes and public health. The underlying question is why democracies do not as a rule have healthier populations than other countries. Among the topics are human rights and health status of girls and young women in Afghanistan under the new democracy, health systems in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, the nutrition and health of women and children in the aftermath of natural disasters, a case study of women and domestic violence in rural Sri Lanka, the declining health status in sub-Saharan Africa as fueled by illusory internal migration, and policy recommendations. The 12 essays are not indexed. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution.

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