This dissertation aims to investigate several major socio-economic determinants of health and nutrition in China. By using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) spanning from 1991 to 2009, this enhances the understanding of the transition of health and nutrition with such...

Section 1: Environmental Risk Management.- 1. The Italian Bus Transportation Sector. The management of environmental risk as a Factor for Achieving a Business Sustainability; Cantino, V.; Alfiero, S.; Capecci, G.; Esposito, A.- 2. Decreasing the Environmental Risks Through Inclusion of the...

Does the industrial food complex present a public health problem? -- Does the industrial food complex encourage obesity? -- Does the industrial food complex harm the environment? -- Does the industrial food complex increase economic inequality?

This comprehensive collection brings together more than 50 contributions from some of the most influential researchers in health economics. It authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced range of material on equity and efficiency in health care...

Soziale Netzwerke und gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten -- Theorien und Grundlagen -- Methodische Ansätze zur Untersuchung gesundheitlicher Ungleichheiten aus der Netzwerkperspektive -- Die Lebenslaufperspektive -- Horizontale und vertikale Dimensionen sozialer Ungleichheit -- Diskussion und Ausblick

The Latin American and Caribbean region has been undergoing a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition, which has had important health and economic consequences. Not only is the population aging rapidly, it is also experiencing major lifestyle changes. These changes, in turn, have...