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Women`s Health and Poverty Alleviation in India

	Women`S Health And Poverty Alleviation In India by K.S. Mohindra
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Poverty and ill health are intertwined; therefore, social responses need to address the links between the two. There has been increasing attention paid towards the role of microcredit as a poverty alleviation strategy (that especially targets women), yet little scrutiny of how microcredit may influence population health in general and women`s health in particular. In this book, we ask: can microcredit be considered a “pro-health” poverty alleviation strategy for women? Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the linkages between poverty alleviation and women`s health are investigated from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The theoretical perspective draws upon Amartya Sen`s capability approach and population health models and theories. The empirical perspective is based on a study examining female participation in self help groups (a form of microcredit) and their health in the South Indian state of Kerala.
ISBN - 9788171887149

Pages : 150