The deadly ideas of neoliberalism: how the IMF has undermined public health and the fight against AIDS 978-1-84813-641-0, 1848136412

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The deadly ideas of neoliberalism: how the IMF has undermined public health and the fight against AIDS
978-1-84813-641-0, 1848136412

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Rick

Table of contents :
Content: 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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