Human Well-Being and Policy in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Human Well-Being and Policy in South Asia write by Vijay Kumar Shrotryia. This book was released on 2019-11-08. Human Well-Being and Policy in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores human well-being in South Asia from a policy dimension. It discusses the cultural history and diversity of the region in order to highlight major priority areas of public policy to improve people’s quality of life. The huge gap between economic development and human development, in areas such as education, health and income, is a concern for policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders. The book helps develop a strong argument for a shift of focus of state’s expenditures aimed at improving human well-being, and assesses public policy initiatives from the perspectives of the stakeholders such as the state, the market, households, civil society as well as NGOs and agencies involved in this development mission. As such it is of great interest to scholars in the field of quality-of-life and well-being research and policymakers at national and international level.
Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia
Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia write by Gabriele Koehler. This book was released on 2014-03-05. Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 policies introduced in recent years in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and illustrates the similarities and differences in policy approaches amongst the six countries. Through this analysis, the book explores the thesis of whether there is a particular type of ‘developmental welfare state’ that can be observed across South Asia. The focus is on social policies or policies designed to address poverty and deliver welfare at the level of programming and design, i.e. the stated intent of these policies. The book also presents an analysis of the fiscal space available in each of the six countries, thereby drawing conclusions about the financial feasibility of a ‘developmental welfare state’ model in the region. This comprehensive book uniquely explores critical aspects of policy debates on a possible move from welfare to ‘rights’. It introduces students and researchers in development studies, social policy and South Asian studies to innovative welfare programmes in South Asia and gives a new perspective on the nature and patterns of welfare in South Asia with the view of tackling inequality and promoting well-being.
The Pursuit of Human Well-Being
The Pursuit of Human Well-Being - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Pursuit of Human Well-Being write by Richard J. Estes. This book was released on 2017-01-09. The Pursuit of Human Well-Being available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This handbook informs the reader about how much progress we, the human race, have made in enhancing the quality of life on this planet. Many skeptics focus on how the quality of life has deteriorated over the course of human history, particularly given World War II and its aftermath. This handbook provides a positive perspective on the history of well-being. Quality of life, as documented by scientists worldwide, has significantly improved. Nevertheless, one sees more improvements in well-being in some regions of the world than in others. Why? This handbook documents the progress of well-being in the various world regions as well as the differences in those regions. The broad questions that the handbook addresses include: What does well-being mean? How do different philosophical and religious traditions interpret the concept of well-being within their own context? Has well-being remained the same over different historical epochs and for different regions and subregions of the world? In which areas of human development have we been most successful in advancing individual and collective well-being? In which sectors has the attainment of well-being proven most difficult? How does well-being differ within and between different populations groups that, for a variety of socially created reasons, have been the most disadvantaged (e.g., children, the aged, women, the poor, racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities)?
Human Capital Development in South Asia
Human Capital Development in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Human Capital Development in South Asia write by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2017-12-01. Human Capital Development in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Human capital is an important factor for economic growth in South Asia. Between 1981 and 2010, human capital contributed about 22% of annual gross domestic product per worker growth in India. During the same period, it contributed around 21% in Bangladesh, and 16% in Sri Lanka. However, education and skills remain the binding constraint. Raising the quality of education and skills in South Asia's workforce can play a critical role in catching up to the level of development of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and other successful Southeast Asian economies. This study reviews the development of human capital in South Asia and analyzes contributing factors to human development including policies and strategies that countries in South Asia follow.
Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia
Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia write by Rais Akhtar. This book was released on 2016-04-20. Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to human health. lt represents a range of environmental hazards and will affect populations in both the developed and developing countries. In particular, it affects the regions where the current burden of climate-sensitive diseases are high, which is the case in South and Southeast Asian countries.
