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Informationen zum Autor David E. Sahn is Director of the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program and International Professor of Economics at Cornell University. Klappentext "Published in cooperation with the United Nations University." Zusammenfassung Since the 1980s HIV/AIDS has occupied a singular position because of the rapidly emergent threat and devastation the disease has caused, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. New infections continue to create a formidable challenge to households... Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by David E. SahnChapter 1. HIV/AIDS, Economic Growth, Inequality By Markus HaackerChapter 2. Governing a World with HIV and AIDS: An Unfinished Success Story by Alex de WaalChapter 3. Microeconomic Perspectives on the Impacts of HIV/AIDS by Kathleen Beegle, Markus Goldstein, and Harsha ThirumurthyChapter 4. The AIDS Epidemic, Nutrition, Food Security, and Livelihoods: Review of Evidence in Africa by Suneetha Kadiyala and Antony ChapotoChapter 5. The Relationship between HIV Infection and Education: An Analysis of Six Sub-Saharan African Countries by Damien de Walque and Rachel KlineChapter 6. Back to Basics: Gender, Social Norms, and the AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa by Susan Cotts WatkinsChapter 7. The Fight against AIDS in the Larger Context: The End of "AIDS Exceptionalism" by Roger EnglandChapter 8. Prevention Failure: The Ballooning Entitlement Burden of U.S. Global AIDS Treatment Spending and What to Do About It by Mead OverChapter 9. HIV Prevention in Africa: What Has Been Learned? by Peter GlickChapter 10. Treating Ourselves to Trouble? The Impact of HIV Treatment in Africa: Lessons from the Industrial World by Elizabeth Pisani