Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Szreter, Simon
• Kinmonth, Ann Louise
• Kriznik, Natasha M
• Kelly, Michael P

Titel

Health, welfare, and the state—the dangers of forgetting history

Ist Teil von

• The Lancet (British edition), 2016-12, Vol.388 (10061), p.2734-2735

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A long-term historical perspective shows how universal benefits funded by progressive taxation can both assure health and welfare and support social cohesion, with concomitant processes and behaviours likely to be important stimulants for a productive economy. Investing in universal health coverage and welfare makes for national prosperity every bit as much as the increasing wealth of an economy provides the funding for enhanced health and social security.