Contested Epidemics: Policy Responses in Brazil and the Us and What the Brics Can Learn

by Eduardo J Gomez, Eduardo J. Gomez, Eduardo J. Gómez

Despite their similar political and economic structures, Brazil and the United States have contrasting relationships with the international community as well as different policy approaches to the prevention and treatment of epidemics. In this regard, an interesting empirical puzzle arises: how and why was Brazil able to outpace the United States in its health policy response to epidemics?The aim of this book is to introduce a new, comparative area...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783265140
• ISBN13: 9781783265145
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"