Global Health Governance and Policy: An Introduction

An interdisciplinary textbook that examines the relationship between globalization and social, political, economic, and environmental health determinants.The new edition of Global Health Governance and Policy: An Introduction provides a unique insight into the global systems and processes that ultimately affect peoples' health. Comprehensive and far-reaching, the book offers a concise overview of the structure, functioning and the role of the main governmental, intergovernmental, hybrid and non-state transnational actors, analysing how they shape health policy and governance across the globe.Updated to reflect important changes since the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2nd edition expands the analysis of specific health issues of global relevance, such as ecosystemic challenges; the global transformation of the food-system; the spread of infectious diseases; the tobacco and substance abuse epidemic; human migration; the increasing levels of social and economic inequality; the global financial c