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This book goes back to the origins of the transformation of health and medicine into a business, during the first part of the twentieth century, focusing on the example of Japan. In the past hundred years, medicine has gone from being a charitable activity to a large economic sector, amounting to 12–15% of the GDP in many developed countries, and one of the fastest-growing businesses around the world. Despite the mounting presence of the medical industry, there is a lack of academic work detailing this major transformation. The objective of this book is to fill this gap and address the following question: how did medicine become a business? Using over ten years of research in the field, Pierre-Yves Donzé argues that economic factors and business factors were decisive in transforming the way that medicine enters our lives. This book will be of interest to historians of medicine, business historians, health economists, scholars in medical humanities, and more. .

Economic history. --- Medicine --- Asia --- Economics. --- Economic History. --- Asian Economics. --- History of Medicine. --- History. --- Economic conditions. --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Asia-Economic conditions. --- Medicine. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Health Workforce --- Asia—Economic conditions. --- Medicine—History.

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"Chanel suits, Louis Vuitton bags and Omega watches are now objects that embody a globalized material culture. Over the past 30 years, the luxury goods industry has undergone a tremendous expansion around the world. However, it remains largely dominated by European companies, ranging from diversified conglomerates such as LVMH and Richemont to independent companies such as the Italian fashion houses Armani and Ermenegildo Zegna, and industrial groups like Swatch and L'Oréal or new start-ups such as Richard Mille. How and why did these companies succeed? How did they manage to transform a sector previously dominated by small family firms into a global big business? The Formation and Growth of the Global Luxury Industry presents the development of the global luxury goods industry from the 1980s to the present day. It highlights the strategies implemented by a new generation of entrepreneurs and explains, beyond the glamorous image conveyed by luxury brands, the sources of success of these firms. An essential book for understanding the success of the contemporary luxury industry"--

Luxury goods industry --- Luxuries

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“A very important contribution to a better knowledge and analysis of the history of hospitals in a broader context.” -- Paloma Fernández Pérez, Professor of Economic and Business History, Department of Economic History of Universitat de Barcelona, Spain “In this brilliantly written book, Pierre-Yves Donzé engages in a fascinating research, which describes the beginnings of the modern hospital, through the case of the Vaud hospital system, and the crucial roles of doctors, surgeons, managers and politicians. Donzé profoundly renews our understanding of the origins of a health institution, which profoundly shapes contemporary societies.” -- Vincent Barras, Professor in the History of Medicine at the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland This book offers an analysis of the formation of contemporary hospital systems between the mid-19th century and the mid-20th century. Based on extensive archival material and a broad international literature review, it focuses on the case of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, and uses a triple approach that discusses technological innovations, hospital management, and health policy. This research is a major contribution to the history of medicine which gives a unique overview of the formation of contemporary hospital systems. Pierre-Yves Donzé is a professor in business history at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Japan, and a visiting professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He is a member of the councils of the European Business History Association (EBHA) since 2016 and the Business History Society of Japan since 2017, and a co-editor of the international journal Business History.

Sociology of health --- History of human medicine --- Human medicine --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- History --- History of Europe --- ziekenhuismanagement --- geneeskunde --- geschiedenis --- gezondheidszorg --- technologie --- Europese geschiedenis --- Europe --- Medicine --- Technology. --- History. --- Practice of medicine. --- Hospitals --- Medical policy. --- History of Medicine. --- European History. --- History of Technology. --- Practice and Hospital Management. --- Health Policy. --- Administration. --- Practice.

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Luxuries --- Marketing. --- Marketing --- Planning.