AIDS, Gender and Economic Development Contributor(s): Conrad, Cecilia A. (Editor), Doss, Cheryl (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415673275 ISBN-13: 9780415673273 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Medical | Aids & Hiv |
Dewey: 616.979 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collection of essays, authored by experts across a wide range of disciplines, provides a gendered analysis of the economic choices and structures that contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the impact of the epidemic on economic and social outcomes. Topics covered include:
An introductory essay briefly surveys the social science literature on the gendered nature of the epidemic and identifies key constructs of feminist economic theory that might be productively applied to understanding HIV/AIDS. This book was originally published as a special issue of Feminist Economics. |