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Geopolitics in Health - Confronting Obesity, AIDS, and Tuberculosis in the Emerging BRICS Economies (Paperback)
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Geopolitics in Health - Confronting Obesity, AIDS, and Tuberculosis in the Emerging BRICS Economies (Paperback)
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In recent years, political leaders in Brazil, Russia, India, China,
and South Africa, collectively known as the BRICS, have worked to
reformulate international discussions and policies on issues
ranging from fair and free trade to human rights. When it comes to
health epidemics, however, the BRICS have differed greatly in terms
of how-and when-they respond, highlighting important differences in
their political commitment to meeting healthcare needs. In
Geopolitics in Health, Eduardo J. Gomez takes a critical look at
how the emerging BRICS economies dealt with the obesity, AIDS, and
tuberculosis epidemics. Despite the countries having similar
international political and economic ambitions, Gomez finds that
domestic policy responses were driven mainly by international, as
opposed to domestic, pressures and interests. Using a theoretical
framework called geopolitical positioning, Gomez explores how
nations respond to international pressures and policy criticisms,
as well as their willingness to receive financial and technical
assistance, to use domestic policy innovations, and, ultimately, to
engage in global health diplomacy in order to bolster their
international reputation. Gomez draws on extensive data and case
studies and argues that leaders aspiring to build their reputations
among elite nations have a ready way to demonstrate their status
through quick and effective public health responses, whereas those
who scorn the international community tend to react slowly and
ineffectively to the same type of crises. The first book of its
kind to conduct an in-depth comparative historical analysis of how
the BRICS deal with public health threats, Geopolitics in Health
demonstrates the value of positive geopolitical positioning and
strong partnerships with other governments, nongovernmental
organizations, and social health movements.
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