State of Health: Pleasure and Politics in Venezuelan Health Care Under Chávez

by Amy Cooper

Book Overview

State of Health takes readers inside one of the most controversial regimes of the twenty-first century--Venezuela under Hugo Ch vez--for a revealing description of how people's lives changed for the better as the state began reorganizing society. With lively and accessible storytelling, Amy Cooper chronicles the pleasure people experienced accessing government health care and improving their quality of life. From personalized doctor's visits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520299299
• ISBN13: 9780520299290
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"