This book addresses major aspects of inequity such as access financing financial risk
protection gender service delivery and utilization in the healthcare sector in India .
Further it discusses various measures for defining inequity in each of these aspects and
employs different indices for each dimension of inequity which include financing utilization
region health outcomes caste and class and gender. The book covers both theoretical and
empirical issues examining fifteen major Indian States as well as selected case studies at
the district level. Combining quantitative and qualitative analyses the book provides an
overall view of the outcomes attributable to both economic development and policy changes per
se. While providing essential data and insights for policymakers and researchers alike the
book also outlines further feasible policy changes that could potentially mitigate the current
inequities in Indian healthcare. As such it offers a valuable resource for upper
graduate-level students in health economics as well as for researchers and policymakers.
