The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change

This report examines power disparities and dynamics across a range of policy areas that affect health and that require improved global governance: 

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• economic crises and austerity measures, 
• knowledge and intellectual property, 
• foreign investment treaties, 
• food security, 
• transnational corporate activity, 
• irregular migration, 
• and violent conflict. 

The case analyses show that in the contemporary global governance landscape, power asymmetries between actors with conflicting interests shape political determinants of health.