How macroeconomic shocks impact employment: comparison of Gujarat with states in Western India [0.03%]
宏观经济冲击如何影响就业：古吉拉特邦与印度西部其他地区的比较
Jeemol Unni,Pritha Dev
Jeemol Unni
In this paper, we discuss the impact of the macroeconomic shock of demonetisation on employment in the five Western states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. We analyse the impact of the macroeconomic shock...
Dipa Sinha
Dipa Sinha
This paper discusses the situation of hunger and malnutrition in India during the times of the Covid-19, the associated lockdown and the aftermath. The economic slowdown and loss of employment have resulted in widespread food insecurity. Th...
Seasonal sugarcane harvesters of Gujarat: trapped in a cycle of poverty [0.03%]
古吉拉特邦的季节性甘蔗收割者：陷入贫困循环中
Leela Visaria,Harish Joshi
Leela Visaria
Based on primary data collected from the households of Dangs district in South Gujarat, India, the paper shows that every year a third of young adults migrate to Surat district and neighbouring areas for half a year to work as sugarcane har...
Pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness: lessons from COVID-19 for the twenty-first century [0.03%]
大流行恢复力和卫生系统准备情况：21世纪COVID-19带来的经验教训
T Sundararaman,V R Muraleedharan,Alok Ranjan
T Sundararaman
The pandemic of COVID-19 disease has acted like a stress test on every aspect of life, but particularly exposed weaknesses of health systems design and capacity. There have been similar pandemics in the past, and the threat of more frequent...
Aparna Joshi
Aparna Joshi
COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that simultaneously affected different countries and communities across the globe. The large-scale psychosocial impact of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, is an experiential reality for ...
Application of supply chain approach to improving hazard-resilient health services: framework analysis for ASEAN and options of implementation [0.03%]
供应链方法在提高灾害恢复力的卫生服务中的应用：东盟框架分析及实施选择
Minquan Liu,Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
Minquan Liu
Infectious diseases such as SARS and COVID-19, like other natural hazards, underline the interconnectedness of the countries. Both manufacturing and services sectors in the economies of Asia have outsourced supplies from different countries...
Pandemic and the state [0.03%]
大流行病与国家政策
Swagato Sarkar
Swagato Sarkar
It has been argued the pandemic has brought back the state. The discussions on this return of the state have been concentrated, so far, around familiar themes: trade-off between freedom-privacy and security with the expansion of control and...
COVID-19 and the burden of ill-health: a double crisis of disruptions and inequalities [0.03%]
COVID-19与疾病负担：中断和不平等的双重危机
Ramila Bisht,Rajashree Saharia,Jyotishmita Sarma
Ramila Bisht
In this paper, we attempt to show how the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted routine health services in India and has created further inequalities in the society. By taking a few examples of non-COVID diseases and conditions...
Vijay Raghavan
Vijay Raghavan
Fearing the spread of the COVID 19 infection in prisons, governments have released seemingly large numbers of prisoners in many countries. However, in terms of overall percentages, the releases have been less significant. In India, prisons ...
Evaluating Odisha's COVID-19 response: from quiet confidence to a slippery road [0.03%]
评估奥里萨邦的COVID-19应对措施：从沉着自信到泥泞之路
Niranjan Sahoo,Manas Ranjan Kar
Niranjan Sahoo
Odisha is among handful of states that is at the forefront of India's fight against a rapidly growing COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the national lockdown was imposed by the Union government on March 24, Odisha was only state to have impose...