1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459356203321

Autore

Lieberman Evan

Titolo

Boundaries of Contagion : How Ethnic Politics Have Shaped Government Responses to AIDS / / Evan Lieberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-282-93564-X

9786612935640

1-4008-3045-1

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

614.4

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) -- Government policy -- Comparative studies

AIDS (Disease) -- Political aspects -- Comparative studies

Ethnic relations -- Political aspects

AIDS (Disease) - Government policy

AIDS (Disease) - Political aspects

Ethnic relations - Political aspects

Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

Culture

Public Policy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral

Slow Virus Diseases

International Cooperation

Population Groups

Lentivirus Infections

Demography

Virus Diseases

Internationality

Social Control Policies

Immune System Diseases

Anthropology, Cultural

Persons

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Retroviridae Infections

Population Characteristics

Sociology

Diseases

Policy



RNA Virus Infections

Named Groups

Social Sciences

Anthropology

Health Care

Social Control, Formal

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Ethnic Groups

HIV Infections

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Developing Countries

Ethnology

Health Policy

Cross-Cultural Comparison

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Communicable Diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Theory Of Boundary Politics And Alternative Explanations -- 3. Globalization And Global Governance Of Aids: The Geneva Consensus -- 4. Race Boundaries And Aids Policy In Brazil And South Africa -- 5. A Model-Testing Case Study Of Strong Ethnic Boundaries And Aids Policy In India -- 6. Ethnic Boundaries And Aids Policies Around The World -- 7. Conclusion: Ethnic Boundaries Or Cosmopolitanism? -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why have governments responded to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in such different ways? During the past quarter century, international agencies and donors have disseminated vast resources and a set of best practice recommendations to policymakers around the globe. Yet the governments of developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean continue to implement widely varying policies. Boundaries of Contagion is the first systematic, comparative analysis of the politics of HIV/AIDS. The book explores the political challenges of responding to a stigmatized condition, and identifies ethnic boundaries--the formal and informal institutions that divide societies--as a central influence on politics and policymaking. Evan Lieberman examines the ways in which risk and social competition get mapped onto well-institutionalized patterns of ethnic politics. Where strong ethnic boundaries fragment societies into groups, the politics of AIDS are more likely to involve blame and shame-avoidance tactics against segments of the population. In turn, government leaders of such countries respond far less aggressively to the epidemic. Lieberman's case studies of Brazil, South Africa, and India--three



developing countries that face significant AIDS epidemics--are complemented by statistical analyses of the policy responses of Indian states and over seventy developing countries. The studies conclude that varied patterns of ethnic competition shape how governments respond to this devastating problem. The author considers the implications for governments and donors, and the increasing tendency to identify social problems in ethnic terms.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141377803321

Autore

Ortalli Gherardo

Titolo

Barattieri : Il gioco d'azzardo fra economia ed etica. Secoli XIII-XV / / Gherardo Ortalli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : , : Societa editrice il Mulino, Spa, , 2012

ISBN

88-15-30983-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages)

Collana

Saggi il Mulino ; ; 778

Disciplina

795

Soggetti

Gambling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Premessa -- Capitolo primo Azzardo-etica-economia: un triangolo difficile in un mondo che cambia -- Capitolo secondo Nuovi gruppi sociali e nuove strutture -- Capitolo terzo I barattieri -- Capitolo quarto L'azienda e le sue strutture -- Capitolo quinto Il quattrocento e i tempi nuovi dell'azzardo -- Conclusioni -- Indice dei nomi e delle cose notevoli.

Sommario/riassunto

Una innovativa ricerca ricostruisce la nascita, largamente sconosciuta, del gioco d'azzardo. La sua tormentata istituzionalizzazione nel tardo Medioevo, portata anche a rendita attraverso tasse e tributi, matura in parallelo al risvegliarsi sociale ed economico di quei secoli, superando le interdizioni giuridiche e morali. Emerge allora una categoria di marginali, riconoscibili perché usi a giocare tutto, «usque ad camisiam»: i barattieri, esclusi ma al tempo stesso funzionali rispetto all'ordine corrente. Partendo da indizi di carattere assai diverso, Ortalli descrive questo mondo al confine fra legalità e illegalità, fra violenza e



sconforto, tracciandone la parabola fino al Quattrocento, quando l'azzardo trova altre vie e nuovi strumenti: dalle carte da gioco alle lotterie.