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Harris, Richard L. and Melinda Seid, eds. (2004) Globalization and Health

Harris, Richard L. and Melinda Seid, eds. (2004) Globalization and Health Book Reviews / Asian Journal of Social Science 35 (2007) 141–146 145 Harris, Richard L. and Melinda Seid, eds. (2004) Globalization and Health . Leiden, Boston: Brill. 273 pages. ISBN 90–04–14145–6. Globalization was the buzzword of the outgoing 20th century and will stay an important concept for the foreseeable future. Yet, as the editors of this volume rightly note, the literature on globalization has thus far paid little attention to health-related concerns and the ways these are or are not affected by globalization. Health analysts, on the other hand, have also only just begun to take into account the implications of globalization for their specific area of research. Th e present volume builds on the more general literature about globalization and on the work of a few pioneers exploring the linkage between health and globalization to contribute to what is still a rather new field of inquiry. Its 12 chapters cover both conceptual and empirical ground and cover analysis proper as well as policy proposals aimed to remedy what the respec- tive authors view as the more detrimental consequences of globalization. And while they largely agree that globalization’s impact on people’s health is neither purely bad nor unam- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Journal of Social Science Brill

Harris, Richard L. and Melinda Seid, eds. (2004) Globalization and Health

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Asian Journal of Social Science , Volume 35 (1): 145 – Jan 1, 2007
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews / Asian Journal of Social Science 35 (2007) 141–146 145 Harris, Richard L. and Melinda Seid, eds. (2004) Globalization and Health . Leiden, Boston: Brill. 273 pages. ISBN 90–04–14145–6. Globalization was the buzzword of the outgoing 20th century and will stay an important concept for the foreseeable future. Yet, as the editors of this volume rightly note, the literature on globalization has thus far paid little attention to health-related concerns and the ways these are or are not affected by globalization. Health analysts, on the other hand, have also only just begun to take into account the implications of globalization for their specific area of research. Th e present volume builds on the more general literature about globalization and on the work of a few pioneers exploring the linkage between health and globalization to contribute to what is still a rather new field of inquiry. Its 12 chapters cover both conceptual and empirical ground and cover analysis proper as well as policy proposals aimed to remedy what the respec- tive authors view as the more detrimental consequences of globalization. And while they largely agree that globalization’s impact on people’s health is neither purely bad nor unam-

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