Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in America [Paperback]

E. Richard Brown (Author)

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Publication Date: January 15, 1981

Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press Publication date: 1979 Subjects: Rockefeller Foundation Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Medicine -- United States History 20th century Medical policy -- Business community participation United States History 20th century Charities, Medical -- United States History 20th century Medical economics -- United States History 20th century Medical education -- United States History 20th century United States -- Economic conditions 1865-1918 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (January 15, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520042697
• ISBN-13: 978-0520042698
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Thesis Convincingly Presented, July 28, 2006

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This review is from: Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in America (Paperback)

I am a physician. I had the privilege, while in medical school, of taking a one-on-one rotation with Dr. Joel Howell, MD, PhD, Victor Vaugh Professor of the History of Medicine. He gave me a monster list of books to read; and then we would sit together for an hour or so and discuss each one I read. Outstanding experience.

Well, this little gem was on his list.

If you have read and "got" anything by Noam Chomsky, or Howard Zinn, you will "get" this book.

After being award an MBA from Stanford (hence, I can confidently say I very well understand the "business" of medicine) and practising medicine for 20 years in both the public and private sector, I have come to the conclusion that Mr. Brown's thesis is on the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Uma leitura importante, December 19, 2011

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This review is from: Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in America (Paperback)

Para aqueles que estudam o Sistema ùnico Brasileiro e que gostariam de entender um pouco do modelo Flexneriano, esta é uma boa leitura.
A importância do fundação Rockefeller nos EUA e na diplomacia americana na exportação do modelo de medicina, ajudou muito a esta instituição ser um importante ator na construção de uma visão de saúde pública.