Making Medicine a Business

Trail blazes an innovative set of historical and economic analyses to explain the emergence of a major business sector
Explains the economics behind the emergence of technological and medical innovations focusing not only on breakthroughs but also mass access to medicine
Offers insights into the ongoing challenges of offering medical access globally using examples of past successes

Autorentext

Pierre-Yves Donzé is a professor of business history at Osaka University, Japan and a visiting professor at Fribourg University, Switzerland.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. The emergence of an industry.- 3. The birth of a new medical discipline.- 4. Cooperation between firms and doctors.- 5. The diffusion of radiology and its effects on hospital management.- 6.Regulating the healthcare system.- 7. Conclusion.