TY - BOOK AU - Cockerham,Geoffrey B. TI - Global governance and public health: obstacles and opportunities SN - 9781786608499 (paperback.) U1 - 362.1 COC 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London, New York PB - Rowman & Littlefield International KW - Globalization KW - Health aspects KW - World health KW - Global Health N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.International Relations Theory and Global Health Realism Liberalism and Its Variants Constructivism Marxism and Neo-Marxism International Relations Theory and Global Health Governance Plan of the Book Discussion Questions Suggested Readings 2.Intergovernmental Organizations and Global Health Governance International Sanitary Conventions Post-World War II Developments The World Health Organization The World Bank The International Monetary Fund The World Trade Organization Intergovernmental Organizations as Actors in Global Health Conclusion 3.Non-State Actors and Global Health Governance Multinational Corporations Non-Governmental Organizations Global Health Public-Private Partnerships Non-State Actors, Global Health Governance, and International Relations Theory Contents note continued: 4.Controlling Infectious Diseases: Malaria, Tuberculosis, and HIV/​AIDS Malaria Tuberculosis HIV/​AIDS Assessing Global Health Governance's Responsiveness to Infectious Diseases 5.Securitizing Global Health Emergence of Health as a Global Security Issue Pandemic Threats and Emerging Infectious Diseases Biosecurity: Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Global Governance and the Securitization of Health 6.The Global Politics of Chronic Diseases Tobacco Control Management of Diet and Obesity Consumption of Alcohol Global Health Governance and the Burden of Chronic Disease 7.Health as an International Human Right The Development of International Human Rights Law after World War II The Right to Health Contents note continued: Is There an International Right to Health? HIV/​AIDS and Human Rights Chronic Diseases and Human Rights Prospects for Implementation and Enforcement of a Right to Health 8.Global Health and the Environment Environmental Politics and Global Governance Climate Change Depletion of the Ozone Layer Air Pollution Addressing the Environment's Impact on Global Health Suggested Readings. N2 - This book uses international relations theory to offer different explanations for the politics of global health governance ER -