years in the pages of F&D looks at the important links between health and economic progress. Articles range over a variety … of topics, from the Millennium Development Goals and their health-related targets for 2015 to the economics of tobacco … property aspects of health care …

I explore the connection between income inequality and health in both poor and rich countries. I discuss a range of … conclude that there is no direct link from income inequality to ill-health; individuals are no more likely to die if they live … not a health risk does not deny the importance for health of other inequalities, nor of the social environment. Whether …

This survey of the state of research on relations between health and economic development discusses first research on … how development affects health and then research on how health affects development. Central assumptions include: (A …) Health is produced by households, along with a number of other valued goods, as a function of the resources the household has …