HIV and AIDS in South Asia: An Economic Development Risk

by The World Bank

'HIV and AIDS in South Asia: An Economic Development Risk' offers an original perspective on HIV and AIDS as major development issues for the region. Although the impact of HIV and AIDS on economic growth appears to be very small, three risks to development are associated with HIV and AIDS in South Asia: the risk of escalating concentrated epidemics, the economic welfare costs, and the fiscal costs of scaling up treatment. As the authors show, South...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821378007
• ISBN13: 9780821378007
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"