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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299647403321

Autore

Borooah Vani Kant

Titolo

Health and Well-Being in India : A Quantitative Analysis of Inequality in Outcomes and Opportunities / / by Vani Kant Borooah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-78328-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 272 p. 18 illus.)

Disciplina

338.473621

Soggetti

Health economics

Econometrics

Asia—Economic conditions

Health Economics

Asian Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1.Health Outcomes and Policy in India -- 2. Sanitation and Hygiene -- 3.The Social Orientation of India’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Program -- 4. Child Malnutrition -- 5.The Health of Elderly Persons -- 6. Deaths in the Family -- 7. Inequality and Well-Being -- 8. Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .