The deadly ideas of neoliberalism : how the IMF has undermined public health and the fight against AIDS / Rick Rowden.
By: Rowden, Rick.
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TextPublisher: London : Zed Books, 2009.Description: 243 p. 22 cm.ISBN: 9781848132849 (hbk.); 1848132840 (hbk.); 9781848132856 (pbk.); 1848132859 (pbk.); 9781848132863 (ebk.); 1848132867 (ebk.).Subject(s): 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 | HIV Infections -- economics | HIV Infections -- prevention & control | Developing Countries | International Cooperation | Public Health Practice -- economicsDDC classification: 362.196 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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