The cost disease [Texte imprimé] : why computers get cheaper and health care doesn't / William J. Baumol ; with contributions by David de Ferranti ... [et al.], Monographie imprimée
Language: anglais.Country: EtatsUnis.Publication : New Haven, Conn., London : Yale University Press, cop. 2012Description: 1 vol (xxi-249 p.) : jaquette ill. fig. ; 22 cmISBN: 978-0-300-17928-6.Bibliography: Bibliogr.(p. 207-235). Index..Subject - Topical Name: Coût et niveau de la vie -- Coût États-Unis | Enseignement supérieur, Coût -- Coût États-Unis | Médecine préventive -- Coût États-Unis | Maladies -- Coût États-Unis| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Prêt normal | BU Chevreul 2ème étage : Economie | Economie et gestion | 338.47 BAU (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0379287655 |
Bibliogr.(p. 207-235). Index.
Part I : The survivable cost disease Why health-care costs keep rising What causes the cost disease, and will it persist? The future has arrived Yes, we can afford it Dark sides of the disease : terrorism and environmental destruction Common misunderstandings of the cost disease : cost versus quality and financial versus "physical" output measures The cost disease and global health Part 2 : Technical aspects of the cost disease. Hybrid industries and the cost disease Productivity growth, employment allocation, and the special case of business services Part 3 : Opportunities for cutting health-care costs Business services in health care Yes, we can cut health-care costs even if we cannot reduce their growth rate Conclusions : Where are we headed and what should we do?
