Poverty and life expectancy: the jamaica paradox
Auteur :
Riley, James C.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107403697
Date de publication :
27 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A multidisciplinary study that reconstructs Jamaica's rise from low to high life expectancy and explains how that was achieved. Jamaica is one of the small number of countries that has attained a life expectancy nearly matching that in richer countries, despite having a much lower level of per capita income.