00762nam a2200085Ia 4500100001700000245002600017260000900043520060500052583001900657  aSen, Amartya  aHealth in development  c1999  aConcludes firstly that the enhancement of health is a constitutive part of development; secondly given other things, good health and economic prosperity tend to support each other; thirdly enhancement of good health can be helped by a variety of actions, including public policies; fourthly even when an economy is poor, major health improvement can be achieved through using the available resources in a socially productive way; and, fifthly the issue of social allocation of economic resources cannot be separated from the role of participatory politics and the reach of informed public discussion.  c11/1/00kJOY_D