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Course Code: M-BECOE-049 Course Name: Group 3 - Resources Economics) - Economics Environment & Social Sector-II |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Economics of Sustainable Development Concept, dimensions and indicators of sustainable development; Sustainability rules and approaches; Common-Perrings model; The Solow-Hartwick approach to sustainability; System of Integrated environmental and economic accounting (SEEA). Reading List • Hanley, N., Shogern, J.F. & White, B. (1997).Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice. Macmillan. • Sankar, U. (Ed.). (2001). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. |
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| 2 | Environmental Management–I Management of common property resources; CPRs, LDCs and sustainable development; Subsidies, controls and use of natural capital in India. Political Economy of ecology and equity. Gender perspective in environmental management. Reading List • Bhattacharya, Rabindra Nath (2002). Environmental Economics: An Indian Perspective. Oxford India. • Chary, S.N. & Vyasulu, V. (2000). Environmental Management - an Indian Perspective. Macmillan, New Delhi. • Cropper, Maureen (1999). Valuing Environmental Benefits. Edward Elgar. • Hanley, N., Shogern, J.F. & White, B. (1997). Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice. Macmillan. • Sankar, U. (Ed.). (2001). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. |
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| 3 | Environmental Management–II Environment and energy; Water resource planning; Water and air pollution - existing pollution control mechanisms; People’s participation in the management of common and forest lands; The institutions of joint forest management and the joint protected area management; Social forestry — rationale and benefits; Wetlands; Global environmental issues- problems in managing climate change; Trade and environment in WTO regime. Reading List> • Bhattacharya, Rabindra Nath (2002). Environmental Economics: An Indian Perspective. Oxford India. • Chary, S.N. & Vyasulu, V. (2000). Environmental Management - an Indian Perspective. Macmillan, New Delhi. • Environmental Policy Briefs by IGIDR under Agenda 21. • Sankar, U. (Ed.). (2001). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. |
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| 4 | Economics of Education and Health Education as an instrument for economic growth; Important issues in basic and higher education; Education and labour market — Effects of education, ability and family background on earnings, poverty and income distribution, education and employment; production function models, growth accounting equations of Schultz and Denison, Manpower requirements approach; Economic dimensions of health care and determinants of health; Role of Government and market in health care; Inequalities in health and education – the class and gender perspective; Financing of education and health in India. Reading List • Alexander, K. (2008). Education and Economic Growth: Investment and Distribution of Financial Resources. Linton Atlantic Books Limited. • Folland, S., Goodman, Allen C. & Stano, M. (2016). The Economics of Health and Health Care. Routledge, New York. • Meier, G.M. (2000).Leading Issues in Economic Development. Oxford University Press. • Morris, S., Devlin, N. & Parkin, D. (2007). Economic Analysis in Health Care. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England. • O’Donoghue, M. (2017). Economic Dimensions in Education. Routledge, New York. • Phelps, C. E. (2016). Health Economics. Routledge, New York. • Psacharopoulos, G. (1973). Returns to Education: An International Comparison. Elsevier, Amsterdam. • Schultz, T.W. (1971).Investment in Human Capital. Free Press, New York. • World Bank (1993).The World Development Report: Investing in Health. Oxford University Press, New York. |
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