Global reach, local depth, and the future of health equity

Schrecker, Ted

Global reach, local depth, and the future of health equity

Schrecker, Ted

Authors

Ted Schrecker

Abstract

"Global Reach" was the title of one of the first popular books on the power of transnational corporations, published in 1974. Since then globalization has transformed the world to an extent that would then have been difficult to imagine. In this article I explore the effects of globalization with respect to two dimensions, global reach and local depth, and draw some rather pessimistic conclusions about prospects for the ambitious agenda advanced by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health in 2008.

Citation

Schrecker, T. (2013). Global reach, local depth, and the future of health equity. Social medicine (Social Medicine Publication Group), 7(2), 98-104

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2013
Deposit Date	Sep 19, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Dec 22, 2013
Journal	Social Medicine
Publisher	Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	7
Issue	2
Pages	98-104
Keywords	Globalization, Economic crises, Social determinants of health, Social cartography.
Publisher URL	http://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/569

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