This paper investigates a range of aspects including socio economic status,morality, morbidity requiring inpatient as well as outpatient care, health care-seeking behavior etc.

Some questions relevant in the context of ethics in social science research are: Does social science have peculiarities which are masked by discussions on science at large? Given the need for objectivity in scientific inquiry can theory laden-ness be kept sufficiently distinct from value...

How best to provide effective protection for the poorest against the financial risks of ill health remains an unanswered policy question. Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes, by pooling risks and resources, can in principal offer protection against the risk of medical expenses, and...

This paper on the basis of fieldwork in the region of North Gujarat tries to analyze the perceptions among various sections of the farmers and examines whether the subsidy is pro-poor in nature. The paper, by citing field experiences, shows that the big farmers are reaping the benefits of...

Among the many problems associated with urban growth in India, an increase in the proportion of slums and squatters especially in its 'metros' and other large cities has been prominent. Generally, such locations are inhabited by the poor and their growth "has often occurred independent of any...

This paper gives an Austrian economics answer to the present world economic crisis. It use the Austrian Business Cycle Theory to analyze the root causes of this crisis and then presents the real solution of this problem

In India the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments have given powers and responsibility of achieving the goal of Universal Elementary Education (UEE) to the local body governments. The present study has examined the situation of elementary schools run by Bharuch municipality. The evidence show...

Thousands of people die every year because of lack of blood supply. The chief cause of this lack of blood supply is the sole reliance on voluntary blood donations, and the demonization of blood trade. This paper makes a case for a free market blood supply. It shows how blood trade will benefit...