Democracy, Civil Society and Health in India - Madhavi Gupta,  Pushkar

Democracy, Civil Society and Health in India

Buch | Hardcover
133 Seiten
2014
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-36574-3 (ISBN)
53,45 inkl. MwSt
India's health failures remain visible and pronounced despite high rates of economic growth since the 1980s and more than six decades of democratic rule. The authors address the key issues that emerge from the country's health situation, speculating on what it will take for low-income groups to begin claiming for better social services  

Madhvi Gupta is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Goa, India. She has previously taught at McGill University and Concordia University (Canada), and published on civil society and democracy in Brazil and India. Pushkar is Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Goa, India. He was previously Lecturer in International Development Studies at McGill University, and in Political Science at Concordia University, Canada. He has published on Chilean politics and health reforms and on democracy, public goods provision, and health in India.  

1. Introduction: India's Health Puzzle 2.- Democracy, Civil Society, and Claims-making in India 3.- Why are India's poor not making claims for health? 4.- What will it take for the poor to demand health services? 5.- Conclusion: Democracy, Civil Society and Claims-making for Public Services.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 17.12.2014
Zusatzinfo XII, 133 p.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-137-36574-9 / 1137365749
ISBN-13 978-1-137-36574-3 / 9781137365743
Zustand Neuware
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