Synopses & Reviews
In this clearly written and informative book, Barnett and Whiteside--experts in the field for over 15 years--argue that it is vital to not only look at AIDS in terms of prevention and treatment, but to also consider consequences which affect households, communities, companies, governments, and countries. This is a major contribution toward understanding the global public health crisis, as well as the relationship between poverty, inequality, and infectious diseases.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-399) and index.
About the Author
Tony Barnett is Professor of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. Alan Whiteside is Director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of Natal, South Africa.
Table of Contents
Disease, change, consciousness and denial -- The disease and its epidemology -- Epidemic roots -- Cases -- Why Africa? -- Introduction to impact -- Individuals, households and communities -- Dependants i.e. Dependents : orphans and the elderly -- Subsistence agriculture and rural livelihoods -- HIV/AIDS and 'for profit' enterprise -- AIDS, development and economic growth -- Government and governance -- Responses -- Globalisation, inequality, HIV/AIDS and the intimacies of self.