Democracy, Civil Society and Health in India

2015. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-36574-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2912 g

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  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, Madhavi

Pushkar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.