Health sector, state and decentralised institutions in India / Shailender Kumar Hooda.

By: Hooda, Shailender Kumar [author].

Material type: Text

Text Language of document:EnglishPublisher: 2022Edition: South Asia ed.Description: 253 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781032108438; 9781032332420.Subject(s): Health Care Reform | State Government | Local Government | Community Health Services | India

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health sector, state and decentralised institutions in IndiaDDC classification: 362.104250954 Online resources: Table of content

Contents:

Health System Dynamics : Evolution of Health Policies in India -- Investing in Health : Health Policies and Expenditure Priorities -- Rejuvenating the Public System : Efficiency in Resource Allocation -- Politicising the Reprioritisation of Health Expenditure -- Decentralisation in Health : Rationale, Measurements and Effectiveness -- Decentralisation, Access and Service Delivery -- Towards Privatising Health Care : At What Cost? -- Changing Nature of Healthcare Financing : Who Benefits?

Summary: "This book describes the transition in Indian healthcare system since independence and contributes to the ongoing debate within development and institutional economics on the approaches towards reform in the public health system. The institutional reform perspective focuses on examining the effective utilisation of allotted resources and improvements in delivery through decentralisation in governance by ensuring higher participation of elected governments and local communities in politics, policymaking and delivery of health services. It discusses the economic (resource) reforms to explain the relevance and expansion of state interventionism along with its influence on the health sector, accountability and allocative efficiency. The author also explores the connections between neoliberal thought and privatisation in health sector, and examines the greater role of insurance-based financing and their implications for health service access and delivery. The book offers ways to address long-standing systemic and structural problems that confront the Indian healthcare system. Based on large-scale surveys and diverse empirical data on the Indian economy, this book will be of great interest to researchers, students and teachers of health economics, governance and institutional economics, political economy, sociology, public policy, regional studies and development studies. This will be useful to policymakers, health economists, social scientists, public health experts and professionals, and government and nongovernment institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library Social Science	Social Science Collections	362.104250954 H7618 He (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		271585

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"This book describes the transition in Indian healthcare system since independence and contributes to the ongoing debate within development and institutional economics on the approaches towards reform in the public health system. The institutional reform perspective focuses on examining the effective utilisation of allotted resources and improvements in delivery through decentralisation in governance by ensuring higher participation of elected governments and local communities in politics, policymaking and delivery of health services. It discusses the economic (resource) reforms to explain the relevance and expansion of state interventionism along with its influence on the health sector, accountability and allocative efficiency. The author also explores the connections between neoliberal thought and privatisation in health sector, and examines the greater role of insurance-based financing and their implications for health service access and delivery. The book offers ways to address long-standing systemic and structural problems that confront the Indian healthcare system. Based on large-scale surveys and diverse empirical data on the Indian economy, this book will be of great interest to researchers, students and teachers of health economics, governance and institutional economics, political economy, sociology, public policy, regional studies and development studies. This will be useful to policymakers, health economists, social scientists, public health experts and professionals, and government and nongovernment institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

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