Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism How the IMF Has Undermined Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS

Name: Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism How the IMF Has Undermined Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS
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ISBN: 9781848132856

ISBN-10: 1848132859

ISBN-13: 9781848132856

Edition: 2009

Authors: Rick Rowden

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This text 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.

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Publication date: 11/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Emergence of HIV/AIDS and the global response



The history of global funding to fight HIV/AIDS



The impact of the AIDS response on public health systems



The shortage of healthcare workers and the ï¿½brain drainï¿½ problem



The debate over ï¿½verticalï¿½ versus ï¿½horizontalï¿½ donor aid



Different types of health systems, different types of financing



The neoliberal development model



The Reagan revolution, structural adjustment and the Washington Consensus



Neoliberal theory and its policies



The consequences for development



Consequences for health



The demise of public health and the rise of neoliberalism



The consequences for health



Thirty years later: coming full circle - rediscovering public health



The IMF: blocking progress on public health


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index