This paper provides a critique of the U.S. Health Care system compared to other OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations and extends the work of previous research in four ways. First, we identify which OECD countries have better longevity outcomes than other OECD...

Steep socioeconomic hierarchy in post-industrial Western society threatens public health because of the physiological consequences of material and psychosocial insecurities and deprivations. Following on from their previous books, the authors continue their exploration of the geography of early...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I The context -- 1 What we learned from the right-to-work study -- 2 Socioeconomic structures of the Trump and Clinton sets of states -- 3 Life and death in America -- Part II The findings -- 4 Mortality rates of...