2003
DOI: 10.1177/0486613403254562
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Dying for Growth: Global Inequality and the Health of the Poor

Abstract: the United States" (129) and Canada. A large number are nurses, many of whom are admitted into the United States for a two-year period under the H-1 program. Chang points out that the $20,000 a year nurses earn on the average does not draw U.S. citizens into the profession in adequate numbers. Jamaican and Filipina women have taken up the slack.Not only immigrant women but also poor women citizens have been turned into a low-waged labor force through the 1996 PRWORA. Welfare-to-work programs exploit the low-co… Show more

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“…The rationale behind selecting these sectors came from the fact that poverty is a major problem (Chambers, 1995). Poor status of health and accessibility of health services (Acharya & Ranson, 2005; Tamayo, 2003), education (Jha, 2007; Siggel, 2010), and livelihood (Chambers, 1995) are the other major dimensions of poverty. Thus, recognizing the importance of health, education, and livelihood sectors for poverty alleviation, and well-being of the people in India, these three sectors were identified for case/sample selection.…”
Section: Approach and Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The rationale behind selecting these sectors came from the fact that poverty is a major problem (Chambers, 1995). Poor status of health and accessibility of health services (Acharya & Ranson, 2005; Tamayo, 2003), education (Jha, 2007; Siggel, 2010), and livelihood (Chambers, 1995) are the other major dimensions of poverty. Thus, recognizing the importance of health, education, and livelihood sectors for poverty alleviation, and well-being of the people in India, these three sectors were identified for case/sample selection.…”
Section: Approach and Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%