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Plagues and Politics - Infectious Disease and International Policy

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Informationen zum Autor SIMON CARVALHO Associate Researcher, Institute for International Relations, University of British ColumbiaPAUL R. EPSTEIN Associate Director, Centre for Health and Global Environment, Harvard Medical SchoolDAVID P. FIDLER Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, BloomingtonLAURIE GARRETT Medical and Science Reporter, Newsday MagazineSARA GLASGOW Doctoral Candidate, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College ParkLOCH K. JOHNSON Professor, Department of Political Science, University of GeorgiaANN MARIE KIMBALL Associate Professor of Health Services and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of WashingtonSTEPHEN S. MORSE Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia UniversityDENNIS PIRAGES Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College ParkDIANE C. SNYDER Department of Government, Princeton UniversitySIMON SZRETER Lecturer, Faculty of History, Cambridge UniversityJIM WHITMAN Lecturer, Department of Peace Studies, Bradford UniversityMARK ZACHER Professor, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia Klappentext Infectious diseases once thought to be controlled (such as malaria and tuberculosis) are now spreading rapidly across the globe, and lethal new disease agents (HIV/AIDS, ebola and BSE) continue to emerge at an ominous pace. Policymakers must consider the implications of disease proliferation for economic prosperity, general well-being, and national security in affected societies. This work represents a collection of articles from the premier authors in the field on the ramifications of disease emergence for international development, international law, and national security. Zusammenfassung Infectious diseases once thought to be controlled (such as malaria and tuberculosis) are now spreading rapidly across the globe, and lethal new disease agents (HIV/AIDS, ebola and BSE) continue to emerge at an ominous pace. Policymakers must consider the implications of disease proliferation for economic prosperity, general well-being, and national security in affected societies. This work represents a collection of articles from the premier authors in the field on the ramifications of disease emergence for international development, international law, and national security. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.T.Price-Smith Factors in the Emergence of Infectious Diseases; S.S.Morse Climate, Ecology and Human Health; P.R.Epstein The Economics of Emerging Infections in the Asia Pacific Region: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?; R.Davis & A.M.Kimball Economic Growth, Disruption, Deprivation, Disease, and Death: On the Importance of the Politics of Public Health for Development; S.Szreter Disease, Deprivation and International Development; A.T.Price-Smith The Map is not the Territory: Reconceiving Human Security; J.Whitman Ghosts of Kigali: Infectious Disease and Global Stability at the Turn of the Century; A.T.Price-Smith The Return of Infectious Disease; L.Garrett Microsecurity; S.Glasgow & D.Pirages Beyond the Traditional Intelligence Agenda: Examining the Merits of a Global Public Health Portfolio; L.K.Johnson & D.C.Snyder The International Health Regulations in Historical Perspective; S.Carvalho & M.Zacher Public Health and International Law: The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Formation of International Legal Regimes, 1800-2000; D.P.Fidler Index...

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Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.T.Price-Smith Factors in the Emergence of Infectious Diseases; S.S.Morse Climate, Ecology and Human Health; P.R.Epstein The Economics of Emerging Infections in the Asia Pacific Region: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?; R.Davis & A.M.Kimball Economic Growth, Disruption, Deprivation, Disease, and Death: On the Importance of the Politics of Public Health for Development; S.Szreter Disease, Deprivation and International Development; A.T.Price-Smith The Map is not the Territory: Reconceiving Human Security; J.Whitman Ghosts of Kigali: Infectious Disease and Global Stability at the Turn of the Century; A.T.Price-Smith The Return of Infectious Disease; L.Garrett Microsecurity; S.Glasgow & D.Pirages Beyond the Traditional Intelligence Agenda: Examining the Merits of a Global Public Health Portfolio; L.K.Johnson & D.C.Snyder The International Health Regulations in Historical Perspective; S.Carvalho & M.Zacher Public Health and International Law: The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Formation of International Legal Regimes, 1800-2000; D.P.Fidler Index

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Assisted by Price-Smith (Editor), A Price-Smith (Editor), A. Price-Smith (Editor), Andrew T. Price-Smith (Editor)
Publisher Palgrave UK
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 19.04.2001
 
EAN 9780333800669
ISBN 978-0-333-80066-9
No. of pages 312
Dimensions 147 mm x 225 mm x 25 mm
Series Global Issues
Global issues series
Global Issues
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General

B, INTERNAL MEDICINE, International Relations, Public Health, Public health & preventive medicine, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Clinical & internal medicine

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