| The Cost of Inaction: Case Studies from Rwanda and Angola Contributor(s): Anand, Sudhir (Author), Desmond, Chris (Author), Fuje, Habtamu (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674065581 ISBN-13: 9780674065581 Publisher: Fxb Center for Health and Human Rights at Har OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 338.910 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is motivated by the idea that the cost of inaction can be much greater than the cost of action. Inaction can lead to serious negative consequences--for individuals, the economy, and society. The consequences of a failure to reduce extreme poverty, for example, typically include malnutrition, preventable morbidity, premature mortality, incomplete basic education, and other human and social development costs. In this volume, the authors seek to clarify exactly what is meant by "cost of inaction." They develop a methodology to account for the consequences and estimate the costs of a failure to respond to the needs of children and their families. Their conceptual framework emphasizes the need to select appropriate actions against which inaction is evaluated. The authors present the results of applying the cost of inaction (COI) approach to six case studies from Rwanda and Angola. The case studies highlight important differences between the COI approach and benefit-cost analysis as it is traditionally implemented. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fuje, Habtamu: - Habtamu Fuje is Research Coordinator at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University.Anand, Sudhir: - Sudhir Anand is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and Senior Fellow at St. Catherine's College, Oxford.Desmond, Chris: - Chris Desmond is Research Associate at the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University.Marques, Nadejda: - Nadejda Marques is Research Coordinator at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University.Sen, Amartya: - Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. |
