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Union budget 2004-05 and the health sector
(2010-01-16)
The budget documents is basic policy paper of the government and in some sense provides a mirror of government's priorities. However, one basic question remains how to translate these policies into implementable plans and ...
Health insurance and third party administrators: issues and challenges
(2010-10-25)
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority in India has paved the way for
insurance intermediaries such as third party administrators (TPAs) to play a pivotal role in
setting up managed healthcare systems. TPAs ...
Analysis of public and private healthcare expenditure
(2006-10-27)
The basic objective of healthcare systems is to meet a country’s health needs in the
most equitable and efficient manner, while remaining financially sustainable. Each
country, given the historical evolution of its ...
Financing issues in proposed HIV/AIDS intervention of providing anti-retroviral drugs to selected regions in India
(2005-10-25)
The development of anti-retroviral therapy has given new hope for
people living with the acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. The government of
India has initiated anti-retroviral treatment as a part of the national ...
Healthcare proposals: health insurance - not a Panacea
(2004-10-25)
Expanding the insurance services without considering whether
medical services are available or not is a sure way of making
the scheme dysfunctionalfrom the beginning. Who will regulate
the practices of providers? Is ...
South Africa and AIDS epidemic diagnosis
(2004-10-25)
I
n summer 2002, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa wondered what
he should do to contain the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) epidemic that had engulfed his country. One out of every nine
South Africans ...
Financing issues in proposed HIV/AIDS intervention of providing antiretroviral drugs to selected regions in India
(2005-10-27)
The development of anti-retroviral therapy has given new hope for
people living with the acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. The government of
India has initiated anti-retroviral treatment as a part of the national ...
Cash and cash-equivalent holdings of companies in India: does the number of block-shareholders matter
(2005-10-27)
Incentives for holding cash and cash-equivalents vary. The authors suggest that companies that have more block-shareholders have a lesser incentive to hold cash and cash-equivalents. Also, monitoring by debt-holders reduces ...
Financial goals: survey of experiences in India
(2010-03-22)
The Study aimed to test the existence of multiple financial goals and to find the relative significance of the financial goals pursued by companies in India. A questionnaire was sent to companies listed in the Investorsz ...
Dividend decision: a study of managers perceptions
(2010-03-25)
In finance literature several theoretical constructs have been proposed to explain the dividend policy of a company. Several empirical studies have been conducted to test these theories. Very few attempts have been made ...