Ageing, Autonomy and Resources

by Harry Lesser (Editor), A. Harry Lesser (Editor)

Contains 14 papers addressing the issue of how to preserve and improve the autonomy of the elderly, as well as the more fundamental questions of what autonomy is and how it should be defined and when it is right to preserve a person's autonomy and when it should take second place to the need to prevent people harming others or themselves. Topics include the global distribution of health care resources; markets and marketing in services for the elderly; and justice and the principle of triage. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

245 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1999