num_pages: 425
description: The book focuses on whether the construction of a public health system is an inherent characteristic of the managerial function of modern political systems. Thus, each essay traces the steps leading to the growth of health government in various nations, examining the specific conflicts and contradictions which each incurred.
language: English
title: The History of Public Health and the Modern State (Clio Medica/The Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine 26)
titlecomplete: The History of Public Health and the Modern State (Clio Medica/The Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine 26) (Clio Medica ; 26)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Editions Rodopi