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. (doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.01.005) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:20347)
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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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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.01.005 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | State capacity; HIV/AIDS; Communicable diseases; Political regime; Contagion effects |
Subjects: | J Political Science |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
Depositing User: | Ismene Gizelis |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2009 14:33 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 09:58 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20347 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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