Globalization and the Health of Indigenous Peoples

This volume explores the gap in health status between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, providing a comparative assessment of socio-economic and health indicators for indigenous peoples, government policies, and the ways in which indigenous peoples have been resisting and adapting to state policies.

AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Development studies and Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), at the University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei. Dr Ullah has extensively contributed to refereed journals. He has also contributed chapters to numerous books, and published 17 books on migration, refugee and development studies. In his last 20 years of career, Dr Ullah taught and researched in leading of Universities in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Indigenous Peoples in the Globalizing World Chapter 2. Locating the Indigenous Chapter 3. Globalization and Social Determinants of Health Chapter 4. Globalization and Self-Governance Chapter 5. Improving Health by Self-Governance Chapter 6. Policies, Governance and International Processes Chapter 7. Discussions and policy recommendations