Healthcare law in the US and the RTE in India: steps towards universal provision of social goods

Jayadev, Arjun and Krishnaswamy, Sudhir (2012) Healthcare law in the US and the RTE in India: steps towards universal provision of social goods. Economic & Political Weekly, 47 (35). pp. 31-36. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 and the Supreme Court of the United States likewise upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010. The two pieces of legislation attempt to expand, to a greater or lesser degree, the provision of education and health services, respectively. This article attempts to understand and evaluate the policy debates and legal decisions around the two Acts as attempts by two constitutional liberal democracies to clarify the relationship between the state and private sector, and their respective roles and responsibilities to secure social welfare.

Item Type: Article
Authors: Jayadev, Arjun and Krishnaswamy, Sudhir
Document Language:
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English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, RTE, Healthcare Law, United States,
Subjects: Social sciences > Law > Labor, social, education & cultural law
Social sciences > Education
Social sciences > Education > Public policy issues in education
Divisions: Azim Premji University > School of Public Policy and Governance
Azim Premji University > Research Centre > Centre for Local Democracy
Full Text Status: Public
Related URLs:
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/97
Publisher URL: https://www.epw.in/journal/2012/35/commentary/heal...

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