1st Edition

Public Policy Lessons from the AIDS Response in Africa

By Fred Eboko Copyright 2021
200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Public Policy Lessons from the AIDS Response in Africa examines how the interplay between national state dynamics in Africa and the global political arena has shaped the global AIDS response, and in this context develops a framework for analysing public policy action more broadly in contemporary Africa. By applying comparative political sociology to AIDS public action, this book identifies... Read more

Introduction: From Intimacy to Politics: AIDS in Africa as A Moving Object  Chapter 1. The International Policy Response to AIDS in Africa (1986-1996). Empirical Bases, Theoretical Tools  Chapter 2. AIDS and Governance in Africa. Instruments and Instrumentalisation of an International Policy  Chapter 3. International Comparison in Africa. Socio-political Determinants of Access to AIDS Drugs  Chapter 4. Socio-political Determinants of Access to AIDS Drugs in Africa. A Paradigm Shift  Chapter 5. From Policies to Politics. Policy before the Onslaught of Politics   Chapter 6. Towards a Matrix of Public Action in Africa. Norms, Interests and Cross-Sectoral Approach  Conclusion. Towards a Return of the African State?

Biography

Fred Eboko is a member of the Center for Population and Development (CEPED) at the French Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), University of Paris. He teaches "Comparative Politics in Africa" at Sciences Po Paris and "Global Health in Global South" in several universities in France and in Africa.