… science, Julia Lynch brings a unique … Lynch argues that inequality persists because political
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Background Politicians in many countries have embraced the notion that health inequalities
derive from socioeconomic inequalities, but European governments have for the most part …

The public's health is intimately linked to politics and policy. But political science has yet to
make a major contribution to understanding the political economy of health (as distinct from …

BACKGROUND: Although lack of affordable housing is common in the US, few studies have
examined the association between housing affordability and health. PURPOSE: Using quasi…

This book asks why some countries devote the lion's share of their social policy resources to
the elderly, while others have a more balanced repertoire of social spending. Far from being …

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC- ND It has been claimed that we
are ‘all in it together’ and that the COVID-19 virus ‘does not discriminate’. This accessible, …

Political scientists largely agree that causal mechanisms are crucial to understanding
causation. Recent advances in qualitative and quantitative methodology suggest that causal …

Conventional wisdom suggests that the best way to persuade Americans to support changes
in health care policy is to appeal to their self-interest — particularly to concerns about their …

… Julia Lynch is a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research
focuses on the politics of inequality and social policy in the rich democracies. She has …

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