Disability, Health and Human Development (Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development) - Hardcover

Book 2 of 6: Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development

Mitra, Sophie

 
9781137536372: Disability, Health and Human Development (Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1137536373 ISBN 13: 9781137536372
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, 2017

Synopsis

This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions. 

 

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About the Author

Sophie Mitra is Professor of Economics at Fordham University, USA. She is co-editor of the series Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development, Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association, and Senior research associate at the Center for International Policy Studies at Fordham.

From the Back Cover

This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions.

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Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137536373
ISBN 13 
9781137536372
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
198