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HIV and AIDS in South Asia : an Economic Development Risk.
This book offers an original perspective on AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS which has been shaped to a large extent by ana...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank,
©2009.
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
World Bank e-Library. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book offers an original perspective on AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS which has been shaped to a large extent by analysis of HIV and AIDS in other regions with much higher prevalence rates. Three risks to development are associated with HIV and AIDS in South Asia: the risk of escalation of concentrated epidemics, the economic welfare costs, and the fiscal costs of scaling up treatment.--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Errata slip inserted. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 244 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821378007 0821378007 9780821378267 0821378260 1282012592 9781282012592 9786612012594 6612012595 |