Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways

Author:   Thomas J. Bollyky (Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
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9780262537964


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Thomas J. Bollyky (Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9780262537964


ISBN 10:   0262537966
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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A thought-provoking book that should be required reading for anyone working in public health or public policy arenas. -Library Journal A thoughtful reminder of the social, economic and political complexities inherent in sustainable public health. -Nature A remarkable new book. -Financial Times A remarkable new book. -Financial Times [This book] brings to the task a remarkable command of history, science, technology, medicine, public health, and political science. Bollyky combines his scholarship with an unusually fluid, writing style that invites readers to read more. In mapping his many 'worries', Bollyky carefully treads a middle path between pessimism and optimism. -The Lancet Plagues and the Paradox of Progress provides a smart warning about our future without discounting the successes of our past. -Health Affairs The book is beautifully written, packed with great one liners and historical anecdotes. -OXFAM


A thought-provoking book that should be required reading for anyone working in public health or public policy arenas. -Library Journal A thoughtful reminder of the social, economic and political complexities inherent in sustainable public health. -Nature A remarkable new book. -Financial Times A remarkable new book. -Financial Times [This book] brings to the task a remarkable command of history, science, technology, medicine, public health, and political science. Bollyky combines his scholarship with an unusually fluid, writing style that invites readers to read more. In mapping his many 'worries', Bollyky carefully treads a middle path between pessimism and optimism. -The Lancet


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Thomas J. Bollyky is the Director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University.

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