Theodore R. Marmor
Author of The Politics of Medicare: Second Edition (Social Institutions and Social Change)
About the Author
Theodore R. Marmor teaches politics and public policy in Yale University's management and law schools as well as in its political science department. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, Marmor has written widely about the politics of the modern welfare state, and has served on a number of governmental show more commissions and scholarly editorial boards. show less
Works by Theodore R. Marmor
Why are some people healthy and others not? : the determinants of health of populations (1994) — Editor — 23 copies, 2 reviews
Social Insurance; Americas Neglected Heritage and Contested Future (Public Affairs and Policy Administration) (2013) 6 copies
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Why Are Some People Healthy and Others Not?: The… by Theodore R. R. Marmor
Impressive and refreshing review of the subject. Paradigm shift.
Why Are Some People Healthy and Others Not?: The Determinants of Health of Populations (Social Institutions and Social Change) by Theodore Marmor, Morris Barer, and Robert Evans (Editors) ponders some of the core questions about unequal health outcomes. Is it ALL the behavioral inputs of the ill, and why are some seemingly exempted from the powerful consequences of their actions. Further, is population level statistical analysis a dependable foundation for making policy judgments that impact a small number of individuals in ways they might not personally choose (even if those policy choices ARE wiser, safer, well-intentioned, and evidence-based)?… (more)
Revie3ws by MIT's Harvey Sapolsky AND Paul Wellstone
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