Download or read book The History of Public Health and the Modern State written by Dorothy Porter and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1994 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on whether the construction of a public health system is an inherent characteristic of the managerial function of modern political systems. Thus, each essay traces the steps leading to the growth of health government in various nations, examining the specific conflicts and contradictions which each incurred.