Syllabus (ECONOMICS)

Course Type: MAJ-15

Semester: 8

Course Code: BECOMAJ15T

Course Title: Social Sector Studies

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective:

Learning Outcome: Course Objective: This paper tries to establish the relationship between the economic growth and social development. It aims at providing knowledge about the current scenario and challenges related education, environment, health and Gender. It further exp

1. Health Economics: (15)

Role of Health in Human Development; Importance in Poverty Alleviation; Health Outcomes; Microeconomic Foundations of Health Economics; Demand for Health; Uncertainty and Health Insurance Market; Evaluation of Health Programs; Burden of Disease; Health Sector in India: An Overview; Health Systems; Health Financing.

2. Economics of Education: (15)

Investment in Human Capital; Rate of Return to Education: Private and Social; Quality of Education; Signaling or Human Capital; Theories of Discrimination; Education Sector in India:An Overview; Literacy Rates, School Participation, School Quality Measures.

3. Gender Studies: (15)

Feminist Movement, Gender and Development; Women and Work; Growth of Women Studies in India; Gender Based Violence; Social Status of Women in India.

4. Demographic Studies: (15)

Introduction and Sources of Population Data; Methods of Demographic Analysis; Population Composition and Change; Nuptiality and Fertility; Mortality, Morbidity and Health; Urbanization and Migration.

Reading References:

►Mukta S. Adi, An Introduction to Health Economics, ISBN: 9789384803438

►William, Jack, 1999, Principles of Health Economics for Developing Countries, World Bank Institute Development Studies.

►The World Bank, 1993, World Development Report: Investing in Health.

►Ronald G., Ehrenberg and Robert S., Smith, 2005, Modern Labour Economics: Theory and Public Policy, Addison Wesley.

►Samuel Akinyemi, 2013, The Economics of Education, Strategic Book Publishing, ISBN: 978-1612042008.

►Fayaz Ahmed Bhat and Kulsuma Gill, An Introductory Economics of Education, Kalpaz Publication, ISBN: 9789386397690.

►Manjunatha K.M., 2022, Gender Studies, ISBN: 9789391542634.

►Jyoti Prasad Saikia, 2017, Gender: Themes and Issues, ISBN: 978-9351252832.

►Asha A. Bhende, and Tara Kanilkar, Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publishing House.

►Rathindra P. Sen, Demographic Change and Levels of Living, ISBN: 9788170350514.

►F. Raj, S. Mukherjee, M. Mukherjee, A. Ghosh and RN Nag, 2011, Contemporary Development Economics: From Adam Smith to Amartya Sen, New Central Book Agency, Kolkata.