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WTO, Globalization and China's Health Care System

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  • © 2007

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  1. Mei-ling Wang
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  2. Shuo Zhang
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  3. Xiao-wan Wang
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. China’s Health Care System at a Crossroads in the World Trade Organization Framework

    • Mei-ling Wang
    Pages 1-39

  3. The World Trade Organization and China’s Health Insurance Sector

    • Shuo Zhang, Mei-ling Wang
    Pages 40-54

  4. The Global Pharmaceutical Industry and China’s Position

    • Mei-ling Wang
    Pages 55-85

  5. The World Trade Organization, and the Present and Future of China’s Pharmaceutical Industry

    • Mei-ling Wang
    Pages 86-133

  6. The World Trade Organization, Hospital Reform and Health Service Provision in China

    • Mei-ling Wang, Xiao-wan Wang
    Pages 134-172

  7. The World Trade Organization, Challenges and Opportunities for China’s Heath Care System

    • Mei-ling Wang
    Pages 173-226

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 227-289
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About this book

This book considers the key sectors of China's health care system after its entrance into the WTO, including the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance services, and hospitals in terms of policies, legal framework and market potential. It offers a critical analysis of the impact of the WTO and globalization on China's health care.

About the authors

MEI LING WANG is Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy at the University of the Sciences in Philidelphia, USA. She studied at the Harvard School of Public Health and has devoted her career to writing on global issues.

SHUO ZHANG works for DSS VHA, in Texas, USA and has been at the frontline of China's health system.

XIAO-WAN WANG is Professor of Health Economics at the school of Public Health, Central South University, China. He has first hand experience of working in China's health system as an academic and policy analyst.

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