BAGERA'S BOOKS

Υγεία και ιατρική περίθαλψη by Γιάννης Κυριόπουλος My rating: 5 of 5 stars Μία εξαιρετικὴ «Μικρὴ Εἰσαγωγὴ» στὰ θέματα τῆς ὑγείας καὶ τῶν ὑπηρεσιῶν ὑγείας, εἰδικότερα στὰ ζητήματα τῆς πρόσβασης, τῆς χρηματοδότησης, τῶν στρεβλώσεων τῆς ἀγορᾶς ὑπηρεσιῶν ὑγείας, τῆς συνεργασίας δημόσιου καὶ ιδιωτικοῦ τομέα, τῆς πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας ὑγείας, μὲ ἰδιαίτερη ἔμφασι στὴν Ἑλλάδα καὶ στὸ Ε.Σ.Υ., ἰδίως ὑπὸ τὸ πρίσμα τῆς οἰκονομικῆς κρίσης, ἀπὸ ἕναν κορυφαίο στὸν τομέα τῆς πολιτικῆς ὑγείας Καθηγητἠ. Ἔχοντας σπουδάσει τὸ θέμα σὲ μεταπτυχιακὸ ἐπίπεδο κὶ ἔχοντας διαβάσει ἀρκετὰ κείμενα τοῦ Κυριόπουλου, θεωρῶ πὼς τὸ βιβλίο αὐτὸ μπορεῖ νὰ βοηθήσῃ στὴν καλλίτερη κατανόησι τοῦ θέματος τόσο τὸν εἰδικό, ὅσο καὶ τὸν πολίτη ποὺ θέλει νὰ ἔχῃ μία γενικὴ ἐπισκόπησί του. Τὸ συνιστῶ ἀνεπιφύλακτα! View all my reviews

Blue Collars #1 by Tom Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Greek review follows after the English one. Ακολουθεῖ Ἑλληνικὴ κριτικὴ μετὴ τὴν Ἀγγλική. [EN] The "Blue Collars" are set in a dystopian future; after one more economic collapse, the sky-rocketing cost of living has led a great number of people into huge debts. The solution came through the "Sponsorship Act": private citizens can "sponsor" other citizens who have a debt, by buying it; the "sponsored" don't end-up in jails, but they have to repay their "sponsors" with interest, by working in special factory programmes, which also provide accommodation facilities. I wasn't sure what to expect when I decided to support the Kickstarter campaign for the "Blue Collars" #1, but what I received is a very well executed project! Tom Smith's writing is excellent, with a pace that keeps the reader's interest, and the right amou