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Book SynopsisInnovation and Health investigates both the origin and the diffusion of novelty in the field of health.
Trade ReviewIn this thought provoking and insightful book, Thomas Grebel provides the contours of a novel theoretical framework allowing us to cope with the complex nature of the creation, diffusion and normative direction of innovations in the health sector. Multi-disciplinary in scope and rigorous in technical and appreciative analysis, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the evolution of knowledge in general and the dynamic and complex nature of medical innovations in particular. Anyone seriously interested in theoretical and normative groundwork for an evolutionary knowledge-based approach to health economics will have to stop and listen. --Kurt Dopfer, University of St Gallen, Switzerland
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Change in Economics 3. Health Economics 4. Towards a Theory of Innovation in Health Economics 5. Knowledge Creation in Medicine 6. Network Evolution in Medicine 7. Technology Diffusion in Medicine 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index
