Empirical studies from developed countries observe that women report worse health and higher healthcare utilization than men, but the health disadvantage diminishes with age; gender differences in self-rated health often vanish or are reversed in older ages. Comparable assessments of health...

The past decade has witnessed a surge in private, volunteer activity across the globe, generating an optimistic belief in the potential of "civil society" in "filling" the niches where both the state and markets have failed. While this has stirred a burgeoning academic interest in the third...

The 52nd round of National Sample Survey data was used to explore gender differences in the living arrangements of older persons in India. Data demonstrate that older women, aged 60 and older are more likely to live alone than older men, after controlling for demographics, socioeconomic...

The 52nd round of National Sample Survey data was used to explore gender differences in the living arrangements of older persons in India. Data demonstrate that older women, aged 60 and older are more likely to live alone than older men, after controlling for demographics, socioeconomic...