The Kingdon Framework: Part 1
A deep dive into Kingdon's America-centric framework of policymaking, starting with the elements of policymaking present within the Executive and Capitol Hill.
Weekly Roundup: Sex differences in Partner Selection
Plus resource allocation in a pandemic, using Twitter to crowdsource symptoms, the relationship between being indebted and subjective well-being, and improving a hospital's public quality metrics.
The Inverse Care Law
Socially disadvantaged people get less healthcare than socially advantaged people despite all the efforts to the contrary. Why is this? The Inverse Care Law forms the basis of a framework for getting some answers. But that just brings us to another question. What can we do about it?
Social Health and Rural Populations
The effect of social health insurance is often thought to be universally positive. The results, however, are mixed at best.
Antenatal help, Antibiotic Resistance, and HIV Screening
Diseases and disorders tend to affect complex systems in different ways: understanding motivations, systems, and economics is key to getting healthcare to work out.
Genetic data in India: A debate that needs to happen
Breakthroughs in our command over genetic information have the potential to bring the dawn of an era free of inherited diseases like cancer, or if we let it go that way, a brave new world full of designer babies grown in test tubes.
Majority Rule and Democracy
The rise of Hindutva does not imply that one needs to change the way the country fundamentally functions. Direct democracy is a solution to nothing: witness Brexit. Giving the people a choice without fully explaining the pros and cons of each option can lead to disaster and instability.
