Wealth alone does not buy health: Political capacity, democracy, and the spread of AIDS

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Gizelis, Theodora Ismene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Contagion effects; HIV AIDS; Political regime; State capacity

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEMOCRACY; DISEASE SPREAD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STATE ROLE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349152753     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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