Saving Depraved Africans in a Neoliberal Age
Critically Examining Mainstream Approaches to HIV/Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11305774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wiebe Nauta (0000-0002-3514-910X, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. [email: ], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 355-385 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Developing Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-796X • E-ISSN: 1568-5225 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0169796x1002600304 |
| OpenAlex | W2141545125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article critically examines the fight against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. As the epidemic revealed its devastating power when neoliberalism emerged as a dominant force in economic and development thinking, it investigates how policies like SAPs have affected the severity of the epidemic in a country like Zambia. Moreover, the article examines how the dominance of medical and private actors has influenced the fight against HIV/AIDS. By, for example, tracing the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and conservative Christian forces in PEPFAR, it is argued that the epidemic has been largely conceptualized in biomedical and behavioural terms – placing too much emphasis on African sexuality and culture – while ignoring structural factors like poverty and inequality. As a result, inhumane conditions for millions persist and solutions that would be unacceptable for the affluent are still implemented. Inspired by the work of Farmer (2005) and Pogge (2008), a more inclusive development agenda is outlined that involves structural democratic reforms of global institutions
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |