In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this a unique and welcome addition to the literature. This book...

This is a brief interim report of my ongoing research, the purpose of which is to analyze healthcare reform under the new Japanese government from a comparative perspective. Today, like many developed nations in the world, Japan is facing a variety of serious healthcare problems in the face of...