SOSC 4436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Human Capital
25 Nov 2015
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Class presentation: case study: health and public provision of social benefits in the era of liberalization. Reading: coleridge, harris and jeffrey, chapter 5; dreze and sen, chapter 6 and 7; Dasgupta: chapter 5 tests on them to make sure they"re in good health. Number of people going to school has expanded. Buy in large they aren"t learning very much. Vast majority of people aren"t getting a good education. Health is not just a biological phenomena. Mental health is not a large discussion in india. Definition of health change with time and social context. Social determinant of health education, occupation, environment you live in. Education to good health can bring more nutritious foods to the family. The immigrant advantage selective group of people and immigration process does a lot of. After 10 years, their health is no better than the rest of the population. Being an immigrant and having to try to get services and also encountering racial.
