Disability, Health and Human Development (Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development)
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- Synopsis
- This book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and well-being, 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.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137536389
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Addition:
- 01/24/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Sophie Mitra
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.