Gizelis, Theodora-Ismene (2009) Wealth alone does not buy health: Political capacity, democracy, and the spread of AIDS. Political Geography, 28 (2). pp. 121-131. ISSN 0962-6298.
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| Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.01.005 |
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Abstract
Although there have been have numerous studies on AIDS documenting its mortality, its epidemiological features, and its relationship to poverty and development, few studies have systematically analyzed how political factors and policies may help curtail the spread of AIDS. In this paper I consider how a variety of domestic factors influence HIV infection rates across countries. I argue that states with higher state capacity are better able to reduce the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Moreover, I argue that while strong autocracies can implement efficient policies with fewer constraints, democracies tend to be more responsive to the needs of the population and can be more efficient in curtailing the spread of HIV/AIDS. I empirically evaluate the hypotheses using a cross-sectional time-series sample of 117 countries. The empirical results indicate that greater state capacity indeed appears to help curtail HIV/AIDS infection rates.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | State capacity; HIV/AIDS; Communicable diseases; Political regime; Contagion effects |
| Subjects: | J Political Science |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
| Depositing User: | Ismene Gizelis |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2009 14:33 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2011 03:25 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20347 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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