{"product_id":"betrayal-of-trust-the-collapse-of-global-public-health-paperback","title":"Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"meticulously researched\" account (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), a Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the dangers of a failing public health system unequipped to handle large-scale global risks like a coronavirus pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Plague\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurie Garrett takes on perhaps the most crucial global issue of our time in this eye-opening book. She asks: is our collective health in a state of decline? If so, how dire is this crisis and has the public health system itself contributed to it? Using riveting detail and finely-honed storytelling, exploring outbreaks around the world, Garrett exposes the underbelly of the world's globalization to find out if it can still be assumed that government can and will protect the people's health, or if that trust has been irrevocably broken.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A frightening vision of the future and a deeply unsettling one . . . a sober, scary book that not only limns the dangers posed by emerging diseases but also raises serious questions about two centuries' worth of Enlightenment beliefs in science and technology and progress.\" -- Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2004, \u003cb\u003eLaurie Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e has been a Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Garrett is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eBetrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). She has appeared frequently on national television programs, including \u003ci\u003eNightline, PBS NewsHour, The Charlie Rose Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Pulitzer Prize and Peabody and Polk awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helen Bernstein Book Award (2001)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761398120736,"sku":"9780786884407","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8008f76a39443e460d0a5aed784ca942.webp?v=1780206520","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/betrayal-of-trust-the-collapse-of-global-public-health-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}