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Economics of Social Infrastructure ( )

  1. Semester: III/IV
  2. Number of Credits: 4

Preamble
This is a basic course which will provide a theoretical framework required to examine the issues related to social infrastructure. This paper covers theoretical foundations of Economics of Social Infrastructure and techniques of economic evaluation. The different components of social infrastructure have critical linkages to human development through improving human capabilities and empowerment. Hence, the paper aims to equip students with skills to understand and analyze these linkages. There will be emphasis on policy options and issues for India but will also draw on the experience of other developing countries where relevant.

  1.  Approaches to Social Infrastructure (12 Lectures)
    Human Resource Development and Human Development: Differences and Linkages, Measurement of Human Development - Special Characteristics of health, nutrition education and environment- Externalities and Role of the State - Utilitarianism, Rawls, Arrow and Amartya Sen- Social Infrastructure and Economic Growth.
  2. Human Capital - Theory of Human Capital (12 Lectures)
    Consumption and Investment Aspects - Rates of Return and their Measurement - Issues and Limitations -Human Capital and Growth Theories-Concept of Social Capital: Role and Policy Implications.
  3. Economics of Infrastructure with special reference to health, nutrition education and environment (12Lectures)
    Economics of Nutrition: Characterization and measurement of under nutrition-Linkages with Morbidity, Mortality- Implications for Economic Analysis. Health: Determinants of Health Status- - Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Approaches-Education, Productivity and Employment--Development, environment and the role of economic analysis- Economic Measurement of environmental impacts
  4. Social Sector Policies in India (12 Lectures)
    Policy Framework in Five-Year Plans - Economic Reforms and Social Sectors - Typology of Economic Growth and   Human Development in Indian States - Trends and Disparities in Social Infrastructure Development - Role of Public and Private Sectors - Financing of Social Sectors - Pricing of Social Sectors - Social Attainment - Limitations of Policy - Social Security: International Comparison- Special Policy Issues.
References
1.

Becker, Gary S. (1975) Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education. 2d ed. New York: Columbia University Press (Module 2)

2.

Chelliah Raja J and R. Sudarshan (ed), 1999, Income Poverty and Beyond: Human Development in India UNDP, Social Science Press, New Delhi(Module 1, 4)

3.

Ehtisham Ahmed (ed) (1999): Social Security in Developing Countries, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.(Module 4)

4.

Dixon et al (1994): Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts, The World Bank. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London

5.

Feldstein, P. J. (1993):Health Care Economics, Wiley (Module 3)

6.

Fukuda-Parr S. and Shiva Kumar A K (ed), 2003: Readings in Human Development: Concepts, Measures and Policies for a Development Paradigm, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (Module 1)

7.

Gillespie S. and Hadda L( 2003): The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia, Sage publication (Module1, 3)

8.

Henderson, J.W. (2001): Health Economics and Policy, South –Western, Thomson(Module 3)

9.

P. Richard G. Layard and Stephen Glaister. (1994): Cost Benefit Analysis, Cambridge University Press

10.

Ray Debraj (1997): Development Economics, Princeton University Press (Module 2)

11.

Sen Amartya, 1999: Development as Freedom, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.(Module 3)

12.

Sen Amartya and Jean Dreze, 1998: India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (Module 4)

13.

Sen Amartya (2002): Commodities and Capabilities, Oxford India Paperbacks, New Delhi. (Module 1)

14.

Svedberg Peter (2002): Poverty and Under Nutrition Theory Measurement and Policy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.(Module 1, 3)

15.

Tendulkar Committee's Report on Poverty Estimates for India, 2009.(GOI)

 
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