Perspective -- Biological synergies and disease -- HIV-specific synergies -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Dualism in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The context of HIV/AIDS in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union -- Racial metaphors -- Individual bias in methodology -- HIV/AIDS policies -- Workplace interventions for STD and HIV/AIDS prevention -- Opportunistic investments for health and human development
Summary
Combines economics and biology to explain the spread of HIV/AIDS and offers a critique of AIDS policy. Drawing on scientific evidence, this book demonstrates that HIV/AIDS cannot be stopped without understanding the ecology of poverty. It presents solutions to the health problems that promote the spread of HIV/AIDS
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-252) and index
