Recommended Readings推荐阅读

James W. McGuire, "Wealth, Health, and Democracy in East Asia and Latin America" (Cambridge University Press, 2010), Chs. 1 & 11

Paul Farmer on "Rishi Manchanda and the roots of the health care crisis"

Paul Farmer, “Rich World Poor World: Medical Ethics and Global Inequality” (2006)

Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009, Ch. 6. If you can’t access this online, please consult:

• Why inequality is bad for you -- and everyone else
• How economic inequality harms societies

You may want to consult the World Health Organization’s website:

• Global Health Atlas
• Global Health Infobase
• World Conference on the Social Determinants of Health

The “Major Health Challenges and Responses” lecture drew on footage from "How to Shock a Celebrity," a video produced by the Sabin Vaccine Institute's END7 campaign of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, focused on mobilizing the public support and funding necessary to control and eliminate the seven most common neglected tropical diseases.