Unfree Markets: Socially Embedded Informal Health Providers in Northern Karnataka, India


 
Language:

English

Authors:

George A, Iyer A

Series/Journal Title:

Social Science and Medicine

Volume:

1

Issue:

8

Description:

The authors examined how informal health markets operate from the viewpoint of informal providers (those without any government-recognised medical degrees) by drawing upon data from a household survey in 2002, a provider census in 2004 and ongoing field observations from a research site in Koppal district, Karnataka, India. [adapted from author]

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Geographic Focus

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