Distributive Justice and the New Medicine

George P. Smith

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Abstract: The author begins by examining various economic constructs as aids for achieving a fair and equitable delivery of health care services. He then assesses their level of practical application and evaluates the costs and benefits to society of pursuing the development and use of the ‘New Medicine’. The book ends with a case study of organ and tissue transplantation that illustrates the implementation of distributive justice. The author concludes that as long as clinical medicine maintains its focus on healing and alleviating suffering among patients, a point of equilibrium will be reached that advances the common good.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781847207579
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