Globalization, Health, and the Environment: An Integrated Perspective

Economic globalization has been a mixed blessing for health; however, editor Guest writes, two things are certain—that globalization is destabilizing in terms of its impacts on local environmental conditions, diet, health and demography, and that global processes exert tremendous influence over the distribution of disease and patterns in human health, hitting hardest the populations with the fewest resources. Through case studies and analyses, Guest (Family Health International) and 15 contributors explore the links between health and environments that have been transformed through local processes of globalization, with a goal of stimulating the development of solutions. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR