The political cost of AIDS in Africa : evidence from six countries /

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Imprint:Pretoria [South Africa] : IDASA, 2008.
Description:xiii, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7410616
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Other authors / contributors:Chirambo, Kondwani.
Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa.
ISBN:9781920118655
1920118659
Notes:"With chapters on Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Senegal and Zambia, this study investigates the attrition among elected political leaders and the costs of replacing them; the loss of elected representatives, its effect on constituencies, power dynamics in parliamentary structures and on democratic governance; the failure to maintain voter registers and how it affects the credibility of electoral outcomes; the effect of stigma and discrimination on political participation"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:"The Political Cost of AIDS in Africa provides comprehensive empirical evidence of the impact HIV/AIDS is having on politics and the electoral process. The latest publication to come out of an extensive study by democracy institute Idasa and its research partners, this book reveals that the fledgling multi-party democracies in parts of the continent are being undermined by sickness, incapacity and premature deaths among elected leaders as well as within the electorate." "The book suggests innovative and holistic responses to address these phenomena." "The publication, a culmination of three years of exploratory studies by African researchers working under the auspices of Idasa, demonstrates how AIDS is interwoven with the continent's ambitions for deepening democracy."--BOOK JACKET.
Other form:Online version: Political cost of AIDS in Africa. Pretoria, [South Africa] : IDASA, 2008
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Malawi
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Senegal: rethinking HIV/AIDS and democratic governance.