Development Studies: Health & Development

By S. Irudaya Rajan

This book overviews the issue of population ageing in five countries in South Asia and projects the emerging scenarios. With a new field survey, it also documents existing policies and programs on pensions and social security, and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society.…

Paperback – 2016-01-21
Routledge India

Edited by David Mitchell, Valerie Karr

People with disabilities are among the most adversely affected during conflict situations or when natural disasters strike. They experience higher mortality rates, have fewer available resources and less access to help, especially in refugee camps, as well as in post-disaster environments. Already…

Paperback – 2015-09-04
Routledge
Routledge Advances in Disability Studies

Edited by Gabriele Koehler, Deepta Chopra

This book sheds light on social policies in six South Asian countries introduced between 2003 and 2013, examining the ways in which these policies have come about, and what this reflects about the nature of the state in each of these countries. It offers a detailed analysis of the nature of these…

Paperback – 2015-08-21
Routledge
Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

Edited by Paul Hunt, Tony Gray

The scale of maternal mortality and morbidity today is staggering. This book focuses on a vital part of a human rights response to maternal mortality, viz. accountability. Accountability encompasses monitoring, review and redress at the local, national and international levels. The book's context…

Paperback – 2015-05-22
Routledge

Edited by S. Chandrasekhar

First published in 1954, this reissue deals with the problem of international tensions arising from demographic and fertility differences, with special reference to such heavily populated Asian countries as China, Japan and India.…

Paperback – 2015-04-10
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: Development

Edited by Geoffrey Hawthorn

First published in 1978, this book explores the vital global issue of high and low fertility in poorer countries through a series of case studies by contemporary experts in the fields of development and demography. These studies examine such issues as: the relations between fertility rates and…

Paperback – 2015-04-10
Routledge

By Clair Apodaca

Child Hunger and Human Rights: International Governance applies the human rights theory of legal obligation to the problem of child malnutrition and investigates whether duty-bearers have fulfilled their obligations to protect, respect and provide. This book includes moral, economic, political and…

Paperback – 2015-04-10
Routledge

By Padmashree Gehl Sampath

Reconfiguring Global Health Innovation presents the findings of multi-year research, contrasting experiences of different latecomer countries in building health innovation systems to cater to local needs. It analyses the emerging industrial structures in health innovation as more and more latecomer…

Paperback – 2015-04-10
Routledge

Edited by S. Chandrasekhar

First published in 1972, this reissue deals with the crucial issue of population explosion, one of the most crucial problems facing the contemporary developing world. Written by a world-renowned demographer and family planning specialist, the book deals specifically with the Indian experience.…

Paperback – 2015-04-07
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: Development

By Frances Garrett

This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature, and what this reveals about its medicine and religion. Filling a significant gap in the literature this is the first in-depth exploration of Tibetan medical history in the English language. It…

Paperback – 2015-03-04
Routledge

By Deborah Johnston

Economics has largely failed to provide useful insights on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The inability of a dominant branch of social science to assist in understanding an illness with significant social, economic and emotional effects is a serious failing in its own right. Moreover, the inadequacy in its…

Paperback – 2015-03-04
Routledge
Routledge International Studies in Health Economics

By Meghann Ormond

International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being promoted as IMT destinations located in the ‘developing’ world, IMT poses a significant challenge to popular assumptions…

Paperback – 2015-03-04
Routledge
Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies