Overview
Extends the nascent literature on African agency to examine local responses to global structures
Provides a counterpoint to the “Africa Rising” narrative by illustrating the ways local actors find new opportunities for advancement within the structures of donor dependency and neoliberal discourses
Utilizes rich ethnographic materials to provide concrete examples of the ways that local agents negotiate and maneuver in the environment of donor health programs
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Amy S. Patterson is author of The Church and AIDS in Africa: The Politics of Ambiguity and The Politics of AIDS in Africa. She also is editor of AIDS and the African State and co-editor of The Politics and Anti-Politics of Social Movements: Religion and AIDS in Africa. She has published in numerous African studies and global health journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dependent Agency in the Global Health Regime
Book Subtitle: Local African Responses to Donor AIDS Efforts
Authors: Emma-Louise Anderson, Amy S. Patterson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58148-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58147-1Published: 10 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95431-5Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58148-8Published: 09 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 141
Topics: African Politics, International Political Economy, Regionalism, Development Aid, Development Policy, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention