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UNINA9910777743703321 |
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Titolo |
HIV and AIDS in South Asia : : an economic development risk / / Markus Haacker and Mariam Claeson, editors |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009] |
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copyright 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-01259-2 |
9786612012594 |
0-8213-7826-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxvi, 244 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 23 cm |
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Collana |
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Directions in development. Human development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HaackerMarkus |
ClaesonMariam |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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AIDS (Disease) - Economic aspects - South Asia |
HIV infections - Economic aspects - South Asia |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; PART I The Epidemiology of HIV and Prevention Strategies; Figures; Map; Tables; Boxes; Annex Tables; PART II The Economic and Development Impacts of HIV and AIDS; PART III The Burden of HIV and AIDS on the Health Sector; Annex Figures; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers an original perspective on AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS which has been shaped to a large extent by analysis of HIV and AIDS in other regions with much higher prevalence rates. Three risks to development are associated with HIV and AIDS in South Asia: the risk of escalation of concentrated epidemics, the economic welfare costs, and the fiscal costs of scaling up treatment. |
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