Action on AIDS

?During the past decade, responses to the problems constituted by HIV/AIDS have varied from one country to another. Editors Misztal and Moss (humanities, Griffith University, Australia) present the national policy responses of nine countries between 1982 and 1988. The volume begins with an introductory overview, which is followed by chapters covering the US, Brazil, France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Africa. The concluding chapter provides a comparative perspective, suggesting factors to be considered in the management of AIDS. The value of this book lies in its coverage of what has been done about HIV/AIDS in different countries. This summary of the variation in international responses yields insight into the contrasting mixes of political systems and the epidemiological profiles of AIDS. Clearly written, this work contains a bibliographic essay and is indexed. Recommended for all academic audiences interested in the political, social, and economic aspects of health care. Community college through graduate-level collections.?-Choice "During the past decade, responses to the problems constituted by HIV/AIDS have varied from one country to another. Editors Misztal and Moss (humanities, Griffith University, Australia) present the national policy responses of nine countries between 1982 and 1988. The volume begins with an introductory overview, which is followed by chapters covering the US, Brazil, France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Africa. The concluding chapter provides a comparative perspective, suggesting factors to be considered in the management of AIDS. The value of this book lies in its coverage of what has been done about HIV/AIDS in different countries. This summary of the variation in international responses yields insight into the contrasting mixes of political systems and the epidemiological profiles of AIDS. Clearly written, this work contains a bibliographic essay and is indexed. Recommended for all academic audiences interested in the political, social, and economic aspects of health care. Community college through graduate-level collections."-Choice

BARBARA A. MISZTAL is Lecturer in the Division of Humanitites at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. DAVID MOSS is Senior Lecturer in the Division of Humanities at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

Introduction by David Moss and Barbara A. Misztal AIDS Policies and Practices in the United States by Michael Quam and Nancy Ford Responding to AIDS in Brazil by Richard G. Parker AIDS Policy in France: Biomedical Leadership and Preventative Impotence by Michael Pollak AIDS in Belgium: Africa in Microcosm by Michel Hubert AIDS in West Germany: Coordinating Policy in a Federal System by Michael Pollak AIDS in Italy: Emergency in Slow Motion by David Moss AIDS in Poland: The Fear of Unmasking Intolerance by Barbara A. Misztal AIDS in Australia: Diffusion of Power and Making of Policy by Barbara A. Misztal AIDS, Development and the Limitations of the African State by Alfred J. Fortin Conclusion by Barbara A. Misztal and David Moss Bibliographic Essay Index