Pieter Fourie

The Political Management of HIV and AIDS in South Africa

One Burden Too Many?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes successive governments' management of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The book covers the years 1982-2005, using expert thinking regarding public policy making to identify gaps in the public sector's handling of the epidemic. It highlights critical lessons for policy makers and other public health managers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-00667-6
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780230006676
• ISBN-10: 0230006671
• Artikelnr.: 22703998

Autorenporträt

PIETER FOURIE teaches Politics at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2003-2004 he worked for UNAIDS in London as a researcher on a scenario-building project regarding the impact of AIDS in Africa over the next 20 years, and he remains involved in a number of AIDS projects in South Africa and Southern Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements LIst of Abbreviations and Acronyms Foreword; A.Whiteside Introduction AIDS, Poverty and Development in Southern Africa The HIV and AIDS Policy Environment in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) Biomedical and Workplace Responses in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) Public Sector Responses on HIV and AIDS in Apartheid South Africa (1982-1994) AIDS Policy Making During the Mandela Administration (1994-1999) AIDS Policy Making During the First Mbeki Administration (1999-2004) Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Forward Appendix: AIDS Timeline (1982-2004) Notes Bibliography Index