"In the post-Cold War, post financial crisis era, health care is an issue of critical political, personal and economic concern. In the US, plans to address a troubled health care model were met by vocal opposition. In the UK and post-communist Europe, attempts to introduce aspects of that model...

This book explores how political, social, economic and institutional factors in eight emerging economies have combined to generate diverse outcomes in their move towards universal health care. Structured in three parts, the book begins by framing social policy as an integral system in its own...

Purpose: The creation of an ergonomic methodical approach to the processes modernization of metallurgical production management, which involves a human factor at the difficult man-machine system development and exploitation and the realization degree estimation of ergonomic requirements on the...