Essays about: "rural insurance development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words rural insurance development.

  1. 1. Climate change impacts on water resources of the Ganges : Suitable adaptation options for agriculture in the Indian-Himalayan region

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Hedvig Winther; [2017]
    Keywords : Climate change; water flows; Indian-Himalayan region; Ganges; adaptation; hydro-climatic modelling; stakeholder participatory methods; Klimatförändringar; vattenflöden; Indiska Himalaya; Ganges; anpassning; hydroklimatisk modellering; intressentdeltagande metoder;

    Abstract : Climate change is affecting several environmental factors and together with socio-economic changes put high pressure on water resources. Climate change manifest itself through increasing temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns and intensities, with knock-on effects on hydrologically-relevant parameters such as water flows, evapotranspiration rates, glacial melt etcetera, all of which have already been observed in the recent past and are predicted to continue in the future. READ MORE

  2. 2. The effects of political capital on medical insurance in China - A study with controlling effects of human capital and cultural capital

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Liyu Hu; Quzhen Gesang; [2016]
    Keywords : China; commercial medical insurance; political capital; market transition; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : China's medical insurance has experienced series of reforms since 1978. During the market transition, the system confronted various challenges and improvements. A three-pillar basic medical insurance was formed for both rural and urban residents. READ MORE

  3. 3. An investigation of rural migrants' happiness status in Changsha city : A trial of social urban planning in China's second-tier cities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Yongliang Gao; [2016]
    Keywords : rural migrants; demographic characteristics; happiness factors; social urban planning;

    Abstract : China has among the world’s fastest growing urban region and faced enormous environmental and social challenges that requires a forward thinking of urban planning, which integrates environmental sustainability and social equity into urban resilience. In China, national and provincial urban policies have long focused on economic and industrial developments, whereas social welfare was not account for urban planning until very recently. READ MORE

  4. 4. An Impact Evaluation of RSBY on Hospitalization and Total Out-of-pocket Expenditure

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : David Rydén; Tomas Da Costa E Silva Vasconcelos; [2016]
    Keywords : Health insurance; Impact evaluation; Out-of-pocket expenditure; RSBY; India;

    Abstract : The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY, literally "National Health Insurance Programme") was introduced in 2008 in India to provide financial protection for below poverty line population (BPL) and increase access to health care. RSBY is one of the largest health insurance schemes in the world and this paper introduces the first longer term impact analysis of RSBY on health care utilization, as well as evaluate differing effects on rural and urban households separately. READ MORE

  5. 5. Aquaculture in Sweden : Sustainability of land-based recirculation aquaculture as a future alternative for Swedish fish farmers

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Daan Wilhelmus van der Blom; [2013]
    Keywords : Aquaculture; Food; Regional development; RAS; Sustainability;

    Abstract : With the world’s population expanding rapidly and estimated to reach nine billion in 2050, the demand for food will increase. Therefore the need for more sustainable ways of food production, in particular meat, poultry and fish are needed. Aquaculture can significantly contribute to this. READ MORE