The Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 An overview of the book
• 1.2 The socio-economic determinants of AIDS in Africa
• 1.3 Economic analysis and the development dilemma
• 2. AIDS policy in South Africa
• 2.1 A History of AIDS policy making in South Africa
• 2.2 The moral economy of triage
• 3. Mother-to-child transmission prevention in South Africa
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Why South Africa cannot not afford mother-to-child transmission prevention
• 3.3 The government's response: a moral economy of triage
• 3.4 How many children could be saved from HIV infection?
• 4. Expanding an AIDS intervention to include HAART for all who need it
• 4.1 The impact of a limited AIDS intervention
• 4.2 The impact of HAART
• 4.3 The cost of AIDS interventions
• 4.4 'Scaling-up' the use of HAART un the public sector
• 4.5 HAART or a disability grant?
• 5. AIDS, HAART and behaviour change
• 5.1 Does HAART lead to riskier sex?
• 5.2 Could failure to provide HAART lead to riskier sex?
• 5.3 Voluntary counselling and testing and behaviour change
• 6. AIDS, economic growth and inequality in South Africa
• 6.1 Some relevant demographics
• 6.2 Modelling the macroeconomic impact of AIDS
• 6.3 The impact of AIDS on firms
• 6.4 AIDS and inequality in South Africa
• 7. Conclusion
• 7.1 The moral challenge posed by AIDS for society
• 7.2 Alleviating poverty and addressing AIDS
• 7.3 Why social deliberation is necessary
• Notes
• References
• Index.
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