Wednesday, July 28, 2010

[EQ] A Methodology to Analyse the Intersections of Social Inequalities in Health

A Methodology to Analyse the Intersections of Social Inequalities in Health 

Gita Sena; Aditi Iyerb; Chandan Mukherjeec

 

a Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

 

b Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

 

c Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, India


DOI: 10.1080/19452820903048894 - URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19452820903048894


Journal of Human Development and Capabilities - Volume 10, Issue 3 November 2009 , pages 397 - 415

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Abstract

“……..An important issue for health policy and planning is the way in which multiple sources of disadvantage, such as class,
gender, caste, race, ethnicity, and so forth, work together to influence health.
Although 'intersectionality' is a topic for which there is growing interest and evidence, several questions as yet remain
unanswered. These gaps partly reflect limitations in the quantitative methods used to study intersectionality in health,
even though the techniques used to analyse health inequalities as separable processes can be sophisticated.

 

In this paper, we discuss a method we developed to analyse the intersections between different social inequalities,
including a technique to test for differences along the entire span of the social spectrum, not just between the extremes.
We show how this method can be applied to the analysis of intersectionality in access to healthcare, using cross-sectional
data in Koppal, one of the poorest districts in Karnataka, India. ……..”

 

“……In addition to the obvious benefit of deepening our insights into social inequalities and how they interact, the study of intersectionality
 using our approach has the potential to provide critical guidance for policies and programmes.
By giving precise insights into who is affected and how in different settings, it provides a scalpel for policies rather than the current hatchet.
It enables policies and programmes to identify whom to focus on, whom to protect, what exactly to promote and why.
It also provides a simple way to monitor and evaluate the impact of policies and programmes on different sub-groups
from the most disadvantaged through the middle layers to those with particular advantages…..”

 

 

 


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[EQ] Overseas Development Assistance ODA - The Birth of Hypercollective Action

The End of Overseas Development Assistance ODA (II):
The Birth of Hypercollective Action

Jean-Michel Severino is a former CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). He chairs the French Partnership for Water (FPW), is a member of the French Académie des Technologies and a senior fellow of the Fondation pour la Recherche Economique Internationale (FERDI).

Olivier Ray is a staff member and researcher at AFD.

CGD Working Paper 218. June 2010 Washington, D.C.: Center for Global Development.
Swedish International Development Agency support.

Website: http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1424253

PDF [48p.] at: http://www.cgdev.org/files/1424253_file_The_End_of_ODA_II_FINAL.pdf

 

The authors"  …..argue that old architectures for global collaboration are not sufficient to handle the shift from collective action to today's ‗hypercollective'action. They push for and new, more open and comprehensive framework and offer concrete suggestion to make that happen, including initiatives to share knowledge and evaluation, innovative sticks and carrots for governments and all civil society players to improve convergence; new generations of coalitions and clubs…."  Nancy Birdsall

"…..The development business has become much more complex in the past decade, with actors proliferating and collaboration fragmenting. This trend is characteristic of the change from collective action to what the authors term hypercollective action. Such a shift brings new energy and resources to international development, but also more difficulty managing global public policy. Severino and Ray use the lessons of the Paris Declaration— the first large-scale effort to coordinate hypercollective action—as a starting point for envisioning a new conceptual framework to manage the complexity of current international collaboration.

They offer concrete suggestions to improve the management of global policies, including new ways to share information, align the goals of disparate actors, and create more capable bodies for international collaboration.

 

Contents

Summary

Introduction

1.1 An institutional jungle

The demographic surge of global public finance

Privatizing international cooperation… with public support

Hypercollective action: a whole new ball game

1.2 Jungle hazards

Policy mismatch

Capacity poaching

2. Why traditional solutions won't do

2.1. The ‗suicidal' and ‗gosplanist' temptations

Back to the ―Old Boys' Club

Erecting a Leviathan

2.2 The Paris Declaration: too much, too little?

A (very) rough draft

Supply or demand-driven aid?

The double trap

2.3 De rerum cognescere causas

The marginal player syndrome

The diverging accountabilities syndrome

The evaluation gap syndrome

The capacity-building paradox

3. Engineering processes of hypercollective action

3.1 Getting the philosophy right

Facing complexity

Shaping complexity

3.2 Addressing specific gaps in the market of global public policies

Informing the policy

Incentivizing the policy

Generating common norms, standards and objectives

Conclusion

 


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[EQ] The Global City Indicators

The Global City Indicators Program

Website: http://www.cityindicators.org/

Description PDF: [19p.] at: http://www.cityindicators.org/Deliverables/GCIF%20report_6-18-2010-1645566.pdf

 

"……….provides an established set of city indicators with a globally standardized methodology that allows for global comparability of city performance and knowledge sharing.

Cities are the cultural and economic centers of the world whose progress depends upon effective management and evidence-based policy making.

As cities continue to grow and become more complex, urban based data becomes increasingly important for effective management. Data provides support for sound policies, allowing for more transparent and accountable decision making.

 

The collection of city indicators has emerged as a core requirement for effective city management. While indicators to measure city performance are commonly used by many levels of government, academia and international agencies, they are not yet standardized, consistent, or comparable across cities and over time.

 

This lack of standardization limits the ability of cities to observe trends, share best practices and learn from each other. The World Bank, in recognition of this need, established the Global City Indicators Program to provide cities with a standardized system for data collection.

 

The Global City Indicators Program is designed to help cities monitor performance and quality of life by providing a framework to facilitate consistent and comparative collection of city indicators. The Program includes a set of indicators that are standardized, consistent, and comparable over time and across cities.

 

This standardization enhances the ability of cities to observe trends and to facilitate comparisons with other cities. The Program recognizes the urgent need for a single comprehensive system for measuring and monitoring city performance and urban quality of life that would:

Enable elected officials, city managers, and the public to monitor the performance of cities over time;

Facilitate comparisons across cities and over time; and

Provide enhanced government accountability demanded by policy makers and the public

 

This website serves all cities that become members to measure and report on a core set of indicators through this web-based relational database.

 

To generate reports: http://www.cityindicators.org/Reports.aspx |

 

THE INDICATORS

The Program is structured around 22 "themes" that measure a range of city services and quality of life factors.

CITY SERVICES

Education
Energy
Recreation
Fire Emergency
Response
Governance
Health
Social Services
Solid Waste
Transportation
Urban Planning
Waste Water
Water

QUALITY OF LIFE

Civic Engagement
Culture
Economy
Environment
Shelter
Social Equity
Subjective
Well-Being
Technology And Innovation

 

For a more complete list of GCIP indicators please refer to the document "GCIF Indicators" in the documents page.

 


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