Healthcare in Post-Independence India Kolkata and the Crisis of Private Healthcare Services

This book analyses the development of private healthcare in post-Independence Kolkata, India, and the rapid expansion of private nursing homes and hospitals from a historical and sociological perspective- for academics in the field of medical sociology, history of medicine and health and development studies and South Asian Studies.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Amrita Bagchi is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Bethune College, India.

Zusammenfassung

This book analyses the development of private healthcare in post-Independence Kolkata, India, and the rapid expansion of private nursing homes and hospitals from a historical and sociological perspective- for academics in the field of medical sociology, history of medicine and health and development studies and South Asian Studies.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Amrita Bagchi
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.08.2024
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Volkskunde
• EAN: 9780367770327
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77032-7
• Anzahl Seiten: 202
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
• Themen: Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, indian edition, welfare state reforms, health policy analysis, urban health systems, public hospital decline, private sector healthcare transformation India, healthcare commodification