GGRB28H3 Lecture Notes - Structural Adjustment, World Trade Organization, Debt Crisis
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Linked to globalization response to disease global, global networks experts initialized to determine nature and find vaccines. Networks and the flow of people: spread of not only capital but also people. First cases in the west in la/sf among gay men. Factors affecting differences; local histories, colonialism (haiti paid for freedom), political will (war can spread disease), religion, social-economic realities, culture. Many countries paid for independence but were broke didn"t have ability to pay people. (finance development) saps policy: ask most countries to: Reduce health standards and employment issues: reduced government spending. Country"s response: user fees, cuts in public employment: any civil servants, cuts in private employment. Health outcomes: high unemployment rates, cuts to health services, greater economic dependence of women on men. Change in migration and economic patterns: women moved to city to work. Changing martial rates: women used to marry men to secure future, men had no jobs ; women had casual relationships.
