International health worker migration and recruitment : global governance, politics and policy

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International health worker migration and recruitment : global governance, politics and policy

Nicola Yeates and Jane Pillinger

(Routledge studies in governance and public policy)

Routledge, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-273) and index

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Description

This book is the first comprehensive study of international health worker-migration and -recruitment from the perspective of global governance, policy and politics. Covering 70 years of history of the development of this global policy field, this book presents new and previously unpublished data, based on primary research, to reveal for the first time that international health worker-migration-and -recruitment have been major concerns of global policy-making going back to the foundations of post-war international cooperation. The authors analyse the policies and programmes of a wide range of international organisations, from WHO, ILO and UNESCO to the IOM, World Bank and OECD, and feature extended analysis of bilateral agreements to manage health worker migration and recruitment, critiquing the claim that they work in the interests of all countries. Yeates' and Pillinger's ground-breaking analysis of global governance presents an assiduously researched study showing how the interplay and intersections of several global institutional regimes - spanning labour, migration, health, social protection, trade and business, equality and human rights - shape global policy responses to this major health care issue that affects all countries worldwide. It discusses the growing challenges to public health as a result of the globalisation of health labour markets, and highlights how global and national policy can realise the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals for all by 2030. This research monograph will be of key interest to students and scholars of Global Governance, Global Public Policy, Global Health, Global Politics, Migration Studies, Health and Social Care, Social Policy and Development Studies. Policy makers and campaign activists, nationally and globally, will appreciate the practical relevance and applications of the research findings.

Table of Contents

1. The Global Dynamics of International Health-Worker Migration and -Recruitment 2. Initiating a Global Policy Field: The Role of the UN 3. Elaborating the Global Policy Field: The 1977 Nursing Personnel Recommendation 4. The Rise of 'Ethical Recruitment': Momentum without Enforcement 5. Implementing the WHO Global Code of Practice: Momentum Sustained? 6. Bilateral Agreements: A Resurgent Feature of Global Policy 7. The Global Campaign for Universal Health Coverage: The SDGs and Beyond 8. Conclusions: Towards a New World Order for Health

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