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The Politics of Global Health Governance: United by Contagion

By Mark W. Zacher , Tania J. Keefe

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2008
ISBN
0230605893, 9780230605893
Open Library ID
OL10194883M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
748 kB (765736 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
253\253
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

AIDS, Ebola, SARS and Malaria – the list of deadly infectious diseases that provoke panic and cause devastating losses of life and economic welfare is virtually endless. In recent years the fight against infectious diseases has become a catalyst for cooperation in a world that is truly united by contagion. To an unprecedented degree, governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations, and private sector businesses are banding together to contain, control and, when possible, cure infectious diseases. This book examines the nature and politics of global cooperation to combat infectious diseases in a world more interconnected than at any point in history.

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