The book addresses the rise of non-communicable diseases as a major health concern in developed countries, emphasizing the importance of prevention and treatment strategies. It explores public health economics, focusing on quantifying health issues, evaluating interventions, and creating decision-making toolkits. This resource is essential for postgraduate students and researchers interested in applied economics within the context of health policy in the twenty-first century.
This, the first book-length study devoted exclusively to Marx’s perspectives on gender and the family, offers a fresh look at this topic in light of twenty-first century concerns. Although Marx’s writings sometimes exhibit sexism his work often transcends these phrases. Brown studies his writings on gender, as well as his 1879-1882 notebooks on precapitalist societies and gender.
Guidebook to walking the Way of St Francis, Via di Francesco. 550km pilgrimage from Florence, through Assisi to Rome through Central Italy visiting key sites from the saint's life. Described in 28 stages, the guide to the month-long route includes detailed maps, profiles and information about all the shrines, churches and towns along the way.