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Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - 9780415444972
Un libro in lingua di Franklyn Lisk edito da Routledge, 2009
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Written by a leading expert in the field, this book provides a clear and incisive analysis of the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS, and the role of the different global institutions involved. The text highlights HIV/AIDS as an exceptional global epidemic in terms of the severity of its impact as a humanitarian tragedy of unprecedented proportion, its multi-dimensional characteristics, and its continuous evolution over more than two decades.
The careful analysis in this volume critically reviews key issues in the global response, including:
- HIV/AIDS as a development challenge
- North-South power relationships and tensions
- international and regional partnerships between donor governments and recipient countries
- governance of global institutions and impact on the capacity of developing countries to respond effectively to the epidemic
- prevention versus treatment as options in HIV/AIDS services
- how to make the money work in support of effective AIDS financing.
Providing a comprehensive but easy to read and compact overview of history, trends and impacts of HIV/AIDS and the global efforts to respond effectively this book is essential reading for all students of international relations, health studies and international organizations.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
- Autore: Franklyn Lisk
- Editore: Routledge
- Data di Pubblicazione: 16 Ottobre '09
- Genere: POLITICAL SCIENCE
- EAN-13: 9780415444972