The impact of AIDS on rural households in Africa: A shock like any other?

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作者
Baylies, C [1 ]
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[1] Univ Leeds, Dept Sociol & Social Policy, Ctr Dev Studies, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
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10.1111/1467-7660.00272
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F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
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0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
In areas where HIV prevalence is high, household production can be significantly affected and the integrity of households compromised. Yet policy responses to the impact of HIV/AIDS have been muted in comparison to outcomes of other shocks, such as drought or complex political emergencies. This article looks at the reasons for the apparent under-reaction to AIDS, using data from Zambia, and examines recent calls to mitigate the effects of AIDS at household level. Critical consideration is directed at proposals relating to community safety nets, micro-finance and the mainstreaming of AIDS within larger poverty alleviation programmes. It is argued that effective initiatives must attend to the specific features of AIDS, incorporating both an assault on those inequalities which drive the epidemic and sensitivity to the staging of AIDS both across and within households. A multi-pronged approach is advocated which is addressed not just at mitigation or prevention, but also at emergency relief, rehabilitation and development.
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