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Health and Well-Being in India

A Quantitative Analysis of Inequality in Outcomes and Opportunities

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Authors:
  1. Vani Kant Borooah

    1. Applied Economics, University of Ulster, Belfast, United Kingdom

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  • First book to use comparable data to address questions of health and well-being inequality in India
  • Brings a new econometric study on India's health sector to the field
  • Uses national surveys on family health and human development going back over two decades
  • Provides critical engagement with policies and structural issues

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Health Outcomes and Policy in India

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    Pages 1-28

  3. Sanitation and Hygiene

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    Pages 29-65

  4. India’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme

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    Pages 67-103

  5. Child Malnutrition

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    Pages 105-141

  6. The Health of Elderly Persons

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    Pages 143-181

  7. Deaths in the Family

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    Pages 183-222

  8. Inequality and Well-Being

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    Pages 223-259

  9. Summary and Conclusions

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    Pages 261-266

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 267-272
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About this book

The theme of this book is health outcomes in India, in particular to outcomes relating to its caste and religious groups and, within these groups, to their women and children. The book’s tenor is analytical and based upon a rigorous examination of recent data from both government and non-government sources. The major areas covered are sanitation, use by mothers of the government’s child development services, child malnutrition, deaths in families, gender discrimination, and the measurement of welfare.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • Applied Economics, University of Ulster, Belfast, United Kingdom

    Vani Kant Borooah

About the author

Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster. He is a past President of the European Public Choice Society and of the Irish Economic Association. He was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2006. His work has been mainly in the areas of unemployment, inequality, poverty, and economic development. His most recent publications are Europe in an Age of Austerity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014); Caste, Discrimination, and Exclusion in Modern India (2015); Education in a Divided Society (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and Votes, Parties, and Seats: A Quantitative Analysis of India Parliamentary Elections, 1962-2014 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Health and Well-Being in India

  • Book Subtitle: A Quantitative Analysis of Inequality in Outcomes and Opportunities

  • Authors: Vani Kant Borooah

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78328-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78327-7Published: 31 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08676-3Published: 01 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78328-4Published: 16 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Health Economics, Econometrics, Asian Economics

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