Geoffrey B. Cockerham is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah University William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Chapter 1. Defining Globalization. Chapter 2. Globalization: Health Benefits and Risks.Chapter 3. Globalization and Disease.Chapter 4. Globalization and Health Care: The United States.Chapter 5. Globalization and Health Care in Selected Countries.Chapter 6. Actors in Global Health Governance.Chapter 7. Global Health and Governance: Public Goods and Collective Action.Concluding Remarks.References.

"This book is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the extraordinarily complex relationship between globalization and health/illness as well as the positive and negative implications of this relationship. It also provides a most useful source of bibliographical materials on the subject."Mark Field, Harvard University  "This book provides new, useful information on health, especially the idea of global public health and sections on health behavior. It is a great addition to the growing interests in global health."Jennie Kronenfeld, Arizona State University"This is an easy to read general introduction to the complex relationship between globalization and health. It is up to date and coversmany issues currently under debate in health policy and health care organization."Fred Stevens, Maastricht University

Geoffrey B. Cockerham is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah University William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Chapter 1. Defining Globalization. Chapter 2. Globalization: Health Benefits and Risks.Chapter 3. Globalization and Disease.Chapter 4. Globalization and Health Care: The United States.Chapter 5. Globalization and Health Care in Selected Countries.Chapter 6. Actors in Global Health Governance.Chapter 7. Global Health and Governance: Public Goods and Collective Action.Concluding Remarks.References.

"This book is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the extraordinarily complex relationship between globalization and health/illness as well as the positive and negative implications of this relationship. It also provides a most useful source of bibliographical materials on the subject."Mark Field, Harvard University  "This book provides new, useful information on health, especially the idea of global public health and sections on health behavior. It is a great addition to the growing interests in global health."Jennie Kronenfeld, Arizona State University"This is an easy to read general introduction to the complex relationship between globalization and health. It is up to date and coversmany issues currently under debate in health policy and health care organization."Fred Stevens, Maastricht University

Geoffrey B. Cockerham is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah University William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Chapter 1. Defining Globalization. Chapter 2. Globalization: Health Benefits and Risks.Chapter 3. Globalization and Disease.Chapter 4. Globalization and Health Care: The United States.Chapter 5. Globalization and Health Care in Selected Countries.Chapter 6. Actors in Global Health Governance.Chapter 7. Global Health and Governance: Public Goods and Collective Action.Concluding Remarks.References.

"This book is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the extraordinarily complex relationship between globalization and health/illness as well as the positive and negative implications of this relationship. It also provides a most useful source of bibliographical materials on the subject."Mark Field, Harvard University  "This book provides new, useful information on health, especially the idea of global public health and sections on health behavior. It is a great addition to the growing interests in global health."Jennie Kronenfeld, Arizona State University"This is an easy to read general introduction to the complex relationship between globalization and health. It is up to date and coversmany issues currently under debate in health policy and health care organization."Fred Stevens, Maastricht University