pt. 1. Culture, obesity and institutions -- pt. 2. Obesity and the individual -- pt. 3. Obesity and business -- pt. 4. Obesity and government -- pt. 5. Lessons from the past -- pt. 6. Policy conclusions.

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Andersen, Ronald M. (1968), Behavioral Model of Families' Use of Health Services, Chicago: Center for Health Administration Studies, University of Chicago. -- Andersen, R.M. (1995), 'Revisiting the Behavioral-Model and Access to Medical-Care - Does It...

This book provides a complete approach to the economics of financing medicines and policy implications for the efficiency and equity of health systems. In all health systems with majority public financing, pharmaceutical reimbursement is one of the key factors in policies of change and...

This research collection illustrates the wide range of methodologies and methods available for the evaluation of public programs. All these methods address the benefits of the programs and most compare the benefits to costs, but the types of benefits and their measures vary greatly across the...