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Reviews 1.INTRODUCTIONWhat happens when you ask a bunch of philosophers for advice about a policy problem? They will start by asking you to imagine all sorts of absurdly unrealistic hypothetical dilemmas, and conclude by telling you: ‘its all very, very complicated!’ That is why philosophers are rarely asked for advice about policy problems. Sometimes, however, policy problems really are more complicated than policy makers and their advisers realize, in important ways they need to understand. This edited collection convincingly demonstrates that health inequality is a case in point.Recent decades have seen important advances in our understanding of the causes of health inequalities. Yet these scientific advances have not yet been matched by sustained efforts to clarify the ethical issues facing policy makers who wish to reduce health inequalities. This book contributes towards clarity of thinking about health justice by bringing together 21 essays on the ethical foundations of health inequality analysis by distinguished philosophers and philosophically minded economists, epidemiologists and physicians.The editors express the hope that ‘the chapters in this book . . . will be of interest to epidemiologists, economists, philosophers, physicians, activists and others with an interest in understanding distributive justice as it focuses on health or in identifying, explaining, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Economics & Philosophy Cambridge University Press

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Cookson, Richard
Economics & Philosophy , Volume 31 (2): 9 – Apr 24, 2015
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Cambridge University Press
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 
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1474-0028
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0266-2671
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10.1017/S0266267115000024
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1.INTRODUCTIONWhat happens when you ask a bunch of philosophers for advice about a policy problem? They will start by asking you to imagine all sorts of absurdly unrealistic hypothetical dilemmas, and conclude by telling you: ‘its all very, very complicated!’ That is why philosophers are rarely asked for advice about policy problems. Sometimes, however, policy problems really are more complicated than policy makers and their advisers realize, in important ways they need to understand. This edited collection convincingly demonstrates that health inequality is a case in point.Recent decades have seen important advances in our understanding of the causes of health inequalities. Yet these scientific advances have not yet been matched by sustained efforts to clarify the ethical issues facing policy makers who wish to reduce health inequalities. This book contributes towards clarity of thinking about health justice by bringing together 21 essays on the ethical foundations of health inequality analysis by distinguished philosophers and philosophically minded economists, epidemiologists and physicians.The editors express the hope that ‘the chapters in this book . . . will be of interest to epidemiologists, economists, philosophers, physicians, activists and others with an interest in understanding distributive justice as it focuses on health or in identifying, explaining,

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Economics & Philosophy – Cambridge University Press

Published: Apr 24, 2015

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  • Unfair inequalities in health and health care
    Schokkaert, E.