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The emerging outlook on the AIDS crisis is bleak; it seems that Millennium Development Goal 6 cannot be achieved in most developing countries by 2015. While most books look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic from an epidemiological point of view, this work evaluates AIDS and the international financing mechanisms of aid from a public good perspective. In contrast to the standard approach of the academic literature on AIDS, which derives policy recommendations from the demand side, this book explicitly considers the supply side. The study does not only advance the public goods literature, it also provides new insights into the effectiveness of international policies and paves the way for policy recommendations. As it reveals the weaknesses of current anti-HIV policies, a more effective allocation of international assistance is postulated.

A summary of PO survey data about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) collected between 1983 & the end of 1986. Focus is on trends in six areas: awareness of the disease; concern about it as a serious medical problem in general & for one's own health; perceptions about the likelihood of its spread; beliefs about methods of transmission; attitudes toward measures for protecting the public; & reported changes in one's own behavior to avoid exposure. Twenty-two surveys are drawn on, most of them nationwide, obtained from published & unpublished sources. 1 Appendix, 5 References. AA