AIDS and Power: Why There Is No Political Crisis – YetBloomsbury Publishing, 29 февр. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 161 One in six adults in sub-Saharan Africa will die in their prime of AIDS. It is a stunning cataclysm, plunging life expectancy to pre-modern levels and orphaning millions of children. Yet political trauma does not grip Africa. People living with AIDS are not rioting in the streets or overthrowing governments. In fact, democratic governance is spreading. Contrary to fearful predictions, the social fabric is not being ripped apart by bands of unsocialized orphan children. AIDS and Power explains why social and political life in Africa goes on in a remarkably normal way, and how political leaders have successfully managed the AIDS epidemic so as to overcome any threats to their power. Partly because of pervasive denial, AIDS is not a political priority for electorates, and therefore not for democratic leaders either. AIDS activists have not directly challenged the political order, instead using international networks to promote a rights-based approach to tackling the epidemic. African political systems have proven resilient in the face of AIDS's stresses, and rulers have learned to co-opt international AIDS efforts to their own political ends. In contrast with these successes, African governments and international agencies have a sorry record of tackling the epidemic itself. AIDS and Power concludes without political incentives for HIV prevention, this failure will persist. |
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... Success Treatment Regimes 105 108 111 6. 117 117 Power, Choices and Survival Lutaaya,'Alone' Democracies Can Manage AIDS Democracies Do Not Prevent HIV 119 121 Acknowledgements Many people have contributed to this book. Preparatory ...
... Success Treatment Regimes 105 108 111 6. 117 117 Power, Choices and Survival Lutaaya,'Alone' Democracies Can Manage AIDS Democracies Do Not Prevent HIV 119 121 Acknowledgements Many people have contributed to this book. Preparatory ...
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... success. Astonishingly, the only good indicator – incidence of HIV infections – simply isn't measured. Instead, HIV prevalence – the total number of existing infections – Table 1.1: Life expectancy, related measures and HIV prevalence ...
... success. Astonishingly, the only good indicator – incidence of HIV infections – simply isn't measured. Instead, HIV prevalence – the total number of existing infections – Table 1.1: Life expectancy, related measures and HIV prevalence ...
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... success and penalties for failure, so we should not be surprised that governments and international institutions have not made much progress in preventing HIV infections. % of total deaths under Adult deaths % of total 4 AIDS and Power.
... success and penalties for failure, so we should not be surprised that governments and international institutions have not made much progress in preventing HIV infections. % of total deaths under Adult deaths % of total 4 AIDS and Power.
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... success story' through the lens of President Yoweri Museveni's political career. This chapter also turns to how the emerging international AIDS apparatus is changing the matrices of power in Africa, creating new forms of both ...
... success story' through the lens of President Yoweri Museveni's political career. This chapter also turns to how the emerging international AIDS apparatus is changing the matrices of power in Africa, creating new forms of both ...
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... administrators and chiefs have tried to limit the expense of funerals, but with little success. As Desmond and his colleagues note: Observations relating to burial practices in Swaziland have shown very 24 AIDS and Power.
... administrators and chiefs have tried to limit the expense of funerals, but with little success. As Desmond and his colleagues note: Observations relating to burial practices in Swaziland have shown very 24 AIDS and Power.
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AIDS Activists Reformers and Revolutionaries | 34 |
How African Democracies Withstand AIDS | 66 |
The Political Benefits of AIDS | 94 |
Power Choices and Survival | 117 |
Notes | 124 |
Bibliography | 133 |
Index | 144 |
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