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This book analyses the contemporary state of affairs at the World Trade Organisation. (WTO) and India`s negotiating agenda at its various forums. The WTO is important. for all the countries as more than 96 per cent of world trade is controlled by. bodies affiliated to it. This book identifies areas in the WTO agreements that. require systematic reforms. It also discusses the negotiating history of GATT/WTO,. especially after the conclusion of the WTO negotiations in 1995, while not overlooking. the failures of the Seattle Ministerial and Doha negotiations. It delves into. the rights and intere

India today occupies the centre stage in the global arena, and economists the world-over are bullish on india`s unprecedented economic growth in the last ten years and it growth prospects for the future. The large pool of human capital-a young, talented and well-educated workforce-is one of the major drivers of economic growth in the country. Rapid strides in knowledge-based industries, especially information technology, rejuvenation of the manufacturing sector, revolution in the agricultural sector and resurgence in exports have made India one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Th

Millions of households are pushed into poverty every year because of high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on health care. Globally, each year more than 150 million people face financial catastrophe and around 100 million suffer destitution due to OOP payments made for health care. More than 90 per cent of these people reside in low-income countries. In South Asia, impoverishment due to health payments is significant with at least 32 million people in India alone being pushed into poverty annually due to OOP expenditures on health care. In most health care systems in this region, the role of public spending on health and prepaid schemes, such as tax and social insurance, is limited as is the extent of financial risk protection. The problem is compounded by the large informal sector which is a major challenge to attaining universal health coverage in South Asian countries. Recent literature points to the role of public–private partnerships (PPP) in health care as a viable solution for ensuring equitable access to health care especially for the poor. This article seeks to review the major components of health care financing and reform including financial risk protection, resource generation and pooling, and PPPs in procurement and payment in South Asia. It identifies key lessons across the health financing systems of Asian countries that have attempted to reduce dependence on OOP expenditures, expanded health service delivery and increased pooled health financing mechanisms. It analyses the role and importance of PPPs in mitigating the impoverishing effects of OOP health expenditure in South Asia.

The second-generation reforms in India are ones where the focus shifts to a large extent from the Centre to the States. All big infrastructural areas and important subjects like land, labour and agriculture are state issues, just as health and education are. It is important indeed to highlight that in the reform process in India, the main protagonist has been the Central Government. However, going forward, apart from issues related to competition, foreign direct investment and the broad functioning of the legal system, almost all other issues that this article discusses fall squarely on the shoulders of state governments. Building constituencies for reform in states, with entrenched interest groups and smaller constituencies, is certainly going to be more difficult than it has been to push for reform at the centre. However, if inclusive growth is important, rural development critical and agriculture growth crucial, it stands to reason that the unfinished business of India's reforms must be carried on at state capitals. The process seems to have begun, as states compete increasingly for investments and not any longer for central subsidies and grants.

Introduction -- Challenges of Muslims in Contemporary India -- Demographic Profile of Muslims -- Economic Status of Muslims -- Conditions of Muslims: Findings of a Primary Survey -- Occupational Opportunities in Muslim Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad City -- Educational Condition of Muslims -- Health and Nutrition: Malnutrition and Anaemia -- Health and Nutritional Status: The Context of Muslims -- Migration and Impact of Remittances on Health. .