The deadly ideas of neoliberalism : how the IMF has undermined public health and the fight against AIDS /

"The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism explores the history of and current collision between two of the major global phenomena that have characterized the last 30 years: the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases of poverty and the ascendancy of neoliberal economic ideas. The book explains not only...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rowden, Rick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Zed Books, 2009.
Temas:
International Monetary Fund.
International Monetary Fund
Internationaler Währungsfonds
AIDS (Disease) > Prevention > Finance > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Neoliberalism > Economic aspects.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > Finance > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Public health > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Economic assistance > Developing countries.
International cooperation.
Developing Countries
HIV Infections > economics
HIV Infections > prevention & control
International Cooperation
Public Health Practice > economics
Néo-libéralisme > Aspect économique.
Coopération internationale.
Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Foreign Exchange.
International cooperation
Economic assistance
Public health > Economic aspects
Neoliberalismus
Gesundheitswesen
Gesundheitspolitik
HIV
Aids
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • - Part 1. Emergence of HIV/AIDS and the Global Response
  • 1. The History of Global Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS
  • 2. The Impact of the AIDS Response on Public Health Systems
  • 3. The Shortage of Health Care Workers and the 'Brain Drain' Problem
  • 4. The Debate Over 'Vertical' vs. 'Horizontal' Donor Aid
  • 5. Different Types of Health Systems, Different Types of Financing
  • Part 2 The Neoliberal Development Model
  • 6. The Reagan Revolution, Structural Adjustment and The Washington Consensus
  • 7. Neoliberal Theory and its Policies
  • 8. The Consequences for Development
  • Part 3 Consequences for Health
  • 9. The Demise of Public Health & Rise of Neoliberalism
  • 10. The Consequences for Health
  • 11. 30 Years Later: Coming Full Circle
  • Rediscovering Public Health
  • 12. The IMF: Blocking Progress on Public Health.

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