Crisis and Predation - 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 Crisis and Predation write by The Research Unit for Political Economy. This book was released on 2020-11-15. Crisis and Predation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How India's COVID-19 lockdown is creating an unprecedented humanitarian disaster With the advent of COVID-19, India’s rulers imposed the world’s most stringent lockdown on an already depressed economy, dealing a body blow to the majority of India’s billion-plus population. Yet the Indian government’s spending to cushion the lockdown’s economic impact ranked among the world’s lowest in GDP terms, resulting in unprecedented unemployment and hardship. Crisis and Predation shows how this tight-fistedness stems from the fact that global financial interests oppose any sizable expansion of public spending by India, and that Indian rulers readily adhere to their guidance. The authors reveal that global investors and a handful of top Indian corporate groups actually benefit from the resulting demand depression: armed with funds, they are picking up valuable assets at distress prices. Meanwhile, under the banner of reviving private investment, India’s rulers have planned giant privatizations, and drastically revised laws concerning industrial labor, the peasantry, and the environment—in favor of large capital. And yet, this book contends, India could defy the pressures of global finance in order to address the basic needs of its people. But this would require shedding reliance on foreign capital flows, and taking a course of democratic national development. This, then, is a pursuit, not for India’s ruling classes, but a course of struggle for India's people.
The COVID-19 Pandemic, India and the World
The COVID-19 Pandemic, India and the World - 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 COVID-19 Pandemic, India and the World write by Rajib Bhattacharyya. This book was released on 2021-09-30. The COVID-19 Pandemic, India and the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 1) This is a comprehensive book on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the Indian economy. 2) It discusses various socio-economic issues related to economic policies, labour, environment, and education. 3) Timely, and written by experts, this book will be of interest to departments of South Asian studies and political economy across UK.
Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India
Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India - 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 Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India write by Gopi Devdutt Tripathy. This book was released on 2021-06-01. Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a sociological study of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of India. It invites readers to understand disasters and crises as triggers of radical transformations in society, changing the very nature of every day and the meaning of normal. It discusses the processes through which society accepts, internalizes and reinvents a new way of life. It provides insights into its impact on the individual, family, economy and the state and the relationships not only between them but also within them. The chapters draw attention to the concerns of the vulnerable sections of the population – the aged, children, women, the disabled, migrant labour and the economically backward classes. The chapters are written in an engaging style, and each chapter investigates the way societies think about the risk, threat and harm and the ways to navigate crises of all kinds. As such, the book provides a key read for academics, students and administrators, as well as general readers confronted by an existential crisis caused by the pandemic.
COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India
COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India - 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 COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India write by Indranil De. This book was released on 2022-03-24. COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Policy, and Institutions in India available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book looks at the institutional and governance issues faced by India during the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on the vulnerable sectors and groups. The book is split into four parts, with preceding chapters informing later ones. Part One outlines the approach of the study, in particular their examination of policy responses and the effect of the pandemic. Part Two delves into the governance challenges in containing the pandemic while giving the theoretical rationale for institutional responses. Part Three looks at how the pandemic affected economically vulnerable households, workers, and small industries. The effect of pandemic on the informal sector is also detailed. Lastly, Part Four examines the impacts and responses of Indian public infrastructure and services to the pandemic, in particular the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care and schooling. It also explores the challenges caused by infrastructure inadequacies in Indian cities. The book closes by looking at how businesses in the private sector have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility. The book will be a useful reference to researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who are interested in institutions and development, especially in the context of India.
Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond
Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond - 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 Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond write by Saroj Pachauri. This book was released on 2022. Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This open access book addresses the multiple health dimensions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries including nine in Asia, five in Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Zealand. It explores the impact of the pandemic on mental health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, health financing, self-care, and vaccine development and distribution. The contributing authors discuss its impact on vulnerable populations, including interstate migrants and female sex workers. The significant role of media and communications, rapid dissemination of information in social media, and its impact during the COVID-19 pandemic era are discussed. It closes with lessons learned from the experiences of countries that have contained the pandemic. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book presents solutions of problems that relate to COVID-19. It is a valuable resource appealing to a wide readership across the social sciences and the humanities. Readers include governments, academicians, researchers, policy-makers, program implementers, as well as lay persons.
