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HIV/AIDS in sub-saharan Africa Politics, aid and globalization /

This book explains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes of the pandemic and its continuing proliferation and examines the local and global socio-political forces that have contribute...

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Main Authors: Flint, Adrian
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
AIDS Disease > Social aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan
AIDS Disease > Political aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan
HIV / AIDS: social aspects > Sub-Saharan Africa
Central government policies > Sub-Saharan Africa
Development studies > Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional studies > Sub-Saharan Africa
Society
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230302051
Summary: This book explains how issues of governance lie at the heart of understanding and combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. It reviews the debates surrounding the root causes of the pandemic and its continuing proliferation and examines the local and global socio-political forces that have contributed to the spread and impact of the disease.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230221420, 2011.
Carrier Form: 232 p. : 3 maps, 8 5.
ISBN: 9780230221420
9780230302051 :
023030205X :
CLC: R512.91
Contents: Introduction Sex and Disease: A Historical Perspective The Origins of HIV/AIDS Gender, Violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS Policymaking, Dissidents and Denialists Traditional Medicine and the Politics of the 'Witchcraft' Paradigm The International Response: Multilateral and Unilateral Approaches Morality, Behavioural Change and the Search for a 'Social Vaccine' Governance, the International Trading System and Access to Antiretrovirals Conclusion.

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