Paying the price of HIV in Africa: cash transfers and the depoliticisation of HIV risk

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 42, Issue 145, 2015, Pages 394-413

  Johnston, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; behavioural economics; cash transfers; HIV AIDS; libertarian paternalism; political economy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

AFRICA;

EID: 84940195311     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2015.1064815     Document Type: Article

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