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Dying for
Growth
Global Inequality and the Health of
the Poor
Edited by Jim Yong Kim, Joyce V.
Millen, Alec Irwin, and John Gershman Viewing the contemporary world
from the perspective of health outcomes, this penetrating and
often harrowing inquiry provides a wealth of valuable insights
and analyses, woven together with in-depth studies that are
poignant, vivid, and highly informative. It is a challenge to
complacency, a thoughtful and compelling call to action
--Noam Chomsky, Professor of
Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT, author of World Orders Old
and New and Powers and Prospects
Thanks to the
painstaking research, uncompromising analysis and compassionate
advocacy of the Institute for Health and Social Justice,
official and corporate actors of globalization will have no
place to hide. Dying for Growth reveals in relentless
detail the brutal health outcomes of their policies and provides
proof positive that their vaunted 'concern for the poor' is a
sham. A big, thorough, important book full of high caliber
ammunition to be directed forthwith at the originators of
limitless human suffering.
--Susan George, Associate Director of
the Transnational Institute, Author of A Fate Worse Than and
Faith and Credit
Dying for Growth
is a deeply intelligent, thoroughly researched analysis of
global health and inequality at the end of the 20th Century. It
is a book of passion and courage that does not simply make
indignant claims, but rather provides solid evidence of a causal
relationship between failures of the current development
paradigm and worsening poverty and human suffering. Written by a
team of experienced health practitioners, social scientists and
development workers, the volume speaks from both the heart and
the mind about the urgent need to prioritize social justice and
universal health improvements.
Dying for Growth is a
'must-read' for all citizens and activists committed to
meaningful change, who believe that health is central to the
dignity of the person.
--James Orbinski, President, Medicins
Sans Frontieres (MSF) International Council, MSF was awarded the
1999 Nobel Peace Prize
In an era in which
the globalization of corporate enterprise has become prominent,
this volume examines globalization's consequences for the health
and welfare of poor people. Through sound scholarship,
Dying for Growth documents widening economic disparities. yet the
book also demonstrates how equitable adversity. By showing that
increased suffering among the poor is not an inevitable
byproduct of our modern economy, it is a book that offers hope.
For all those interested in equity and social justice this is an
important volume which should have a large audience.
--Julius B. Richmond, M.D., Assistant
Secretary for Health and U.S. Surgeon General, 1977-1981
Through documented
evidence and careful analysis,
Dying for Growth shatters
the myth that the prevailing form of globalization is inevitable
and shows that economic growth alone will not cure our ailing
world. The poor, the ill, and the landless take center stage in
this work. They speak of the need to move beyond the tunnel
vision of unbridled economic growth and journey on a path that
will bring food, education, and adequate health care to all.
Bravo to the Institute for Health and Social Justice for
exposing the human consequences of unjust global economic
policies.
--Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Former
President of Haiti and Author of
Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a
Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization
Dying for Growth's
compelling case studies document how globalization--largely
uncontrolled by nations but carefully controlled by
corporations--is a major cause of global deterioration in the
health and well-being of millions of people. Anyone concerned
about this rapidly growing problem needs to read this excellent
book, which brings together in one place, for the first time, an
abundance of timely and important information with thousands of
listed references.
--Sidney Wolfe, M.D., Directly of
Public Citizen's Health Research Group
This impressive book is for all those who are
puzzled by the failures of trickle down economics. In highly
accessible prose, Dying for Growth explains why, amid
extraordinary growth in world wealth, hundreds of millions still
lack resources to secure adequate food, shelter, and healthcare.
Through meticulous research, the authors trace how political and
economic policies, such as structural adjustment programs,
exacerbating global disparities and render the poorest people
even more vulnerable to disease. Dying for Growth offers
countless insights to students, policy makers, and health care
workers. It will serve as an invaluable resource guide for all
those interested in working to improve the health and well-being
of the entire global community.
--Johanna P. Daily, M.D., Division of
Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard
medical School and School of Public Health.
Jim Yong Kim, Joyce V. Millen, Alec Irwin, and
John Gershman, eds.
Dying for Growth: Global Inequality and
the Health of the Poor. Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press,
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updated 11 June 2008 |
