A large portion of the global burden of disease can be attributed to communicable diseases. Deaths due to communicable diseases can be avoided when the victim has the required means to seek available health care. Poor sanitation, inadequate access to health care and poverty are all contributing factors. This paper attempts to analyse the importance of these factors in determining the incidence of communicable diseases. We find that poverty and poor sanitation contribute in a significant manner to increase the incidence, but public health expenditure doesn’t seem to reduce it. The policy implication of this finding is to improve the targeting of public health expenditure so as to tackle this substantial burden of disease.

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are a phenomenon of modern international trade and have been utilised by both developed and developing countries to promote exports, encourage foreign direct investment and improve the international competitiveness of the country. SEZs help increase the investment, reduce barriers of operation and facilitate investment. This paper presents an insight into SEZ, characteristics of various types of SEZ and strengths and weaknesses of the Indian SEZ policy. The paper discusses the various factors which are crucial to the success of SEZ and if adopted can shape the future of the country.