Facing up to AIDS

The Socio-Economic Impact in Southern Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

In this study of AIDS in Southern Africa, economists, demographers and health planners present methods of understanding the likely course of the disease, drawn from recent research and thinking by social scientists on the relationship between epidemic disease, economic growth and human resources.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-09-18
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:451 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:331
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333669891

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Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the First Edition - Preface to the 1996 Reprint - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE - Introduction; A.Whiteside - The Global Pandemic of AIDS; D.FitzSimons - Current Research on the Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS: A Review of the International and South African Literature; J.Broomberg - PART 2: MODELLING THE AIDS IMPACT IN SOUTH AFRICA - South African Trends and Projections of HIV Infection; H.Southall - The Demographic Impact of AIDS on the South African Population; P.Doyle - Modelling the Demographic Impact of AIDS: Potential Effects on the Black Population in South Africa; G.Brophy - PART 3: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA - A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Long-Run Effects of AIDS in South Africa; S.Cross - The Economic Impact of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa; J.Broomberg, M.Steinberg, P.Masobe & G.Behr - Some Reflections on a Human Capital Approach to the Analysis of the Impact of AIDS on the South African Economy; G.Trotter - PART 4: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE - The Impact of AIDS on Industry in Zimbabwe; A.Whiteside - The Medical Costs of AIDS in Zimbabwe; R.Hore - Simple Methods for Monitoring the Socio-Economic Impact of AIDS: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa; T.Barnett & P.Blaikie - PART 5: FACING UP TO AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA - Lessons from Tropical Africa for Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa; A.Fleming - Facing up to AIDS; S.Cross - Index