An equally important question is whether health benefits gained from economic growth can benefit the poor as much as (or preferably more than) the rich. Better health is one thing - inequalities in health are another.
Steve Turnbull
Leeds Health Action Zone
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Subject: Re: Dying for Growth
Weasterly argues that 'sooner or later' economic growth becomes
translated into better health for the poor. The question is -
how to make 'later' 'sooner'. Moreover, there are certain national
'anomalies' i.e., countries which have better health and welfare
than their economic growth would predict. It seems to me that most
of these are not the neo-liberal regimes favoured by some at the IMF
and World Bank.
Are there alternative paths to economic development or economic growth
which would permit benefits sooner rather than later.
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David Coburn
Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8
Tel: (416) 978-7513; FAX: (416) 978-2087
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