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An assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth : the case of Kenya
Were, Maureen; Nafula, Nancy N. - 2003
HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been closely associated with adverse economic effects, and could thwart the success of … poverty reduction initiatives. HIV/AIDS is fast eroding the health benefits, which Kenya gained in the first two decades of … independence. The paper explores the different channels through which HIV/AIDS affects economic growth in a low-income country like …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509459
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An assessment of the impact of HIV AIDS on economic growth : the case of Kenya
Were, Maureen; Nafula, Nancy N. - 2003
HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been closely associated with adverse economic effects, and could thwart the success of … poverty reduction initatives. HIV/AIDS is fast eroding the health benefits, which Kenya gained in the first two decades of … independence. The paper explores the different channels through which HIV/AIDS affects economic growth in a low-income country like …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001807117
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Aids, reversal of the demographic transition and economic development : evidence from Africa
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003321558
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Africa
Haugen, David M. (contributor); Musser, Susan (contributor) - 2011
Presents a spectrum of viewpoints on topics significant to modern Africa, covering economics, foreign aid, AIDS, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489857
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HIV/AIDS in Africa : challenges & impact
Omwami, Edith Mukudi (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003577815
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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300227
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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave trade. First we show that, in clusters where polygyny...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279731
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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave trade. First we show that, in clusters where polygyny...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283191
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The elusive African renaissance : essays on today's critical development issues
Kieh, George Klay - 2018
"Africa faces several major development challenges that have adversely affected the political and material well being of the majority of the continent's citizens. This collection of new essays rigorously analyzes some of those frontier development issues, and offers alternative prescriptions to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011891414
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Aid and environment in Africa : the case of Tanzania
Kahyarara, Godius - 2014
This paper provides an assessment of what aid has actually been doing in the area of environment in Tanzania through a critical review of the flows, modalities and management of aid. Focusing on the funding for environmental degradation projects, the study notes that budget expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338141