Plagues and Politics (Global Issues Series): Infectious Disease and International Policy

by Andrew T. Price-Smith

Overview

Infectious diseases once thought to be controlled (such as malaria and tuberculosis) are now spreading rapidly across the globe, and lethal new disease agents (HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and BSE) continue to emerge at an ominous pace. Policymakers must consider the implications of disease proliferation for economic prosperity, general well-being, and national security in affected societies. This work represents a collection of articles from the premier authors in the field on the ramifications of disease emergence for international development, international law, and nation security.

Author Biography: Andrew T. Price-Smith is Post Doctoral Research Scientist at the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network and Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230568785
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	04/19/2001
Series:	Global Issues Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

SIMON CARVALHO Associate Researcher, Institute for International Relations, University of British Columbia
PAUL R. EPSTEIN Associate Director, Centre for Health and Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
DAVID P. FIDLER Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
LAURIE GARRETT Medical and Science Reporter, Newsday Magazine
SARA GLASGOW Doctoral Candidate, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
LOCH K. JOHNSON Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Georgia
ANN MARIE KIMBALL Associate Professor of Health Services and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
STEPHEN S. MORSE Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
DENNIS PIRAGES Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
DIANE C. SNYDER Department of Government, Princeton University
SIMON SZRETER Lecturer, Faculty of History, Cambridge University
JIM WHITMAN Lecturer, Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University
MARK ZACHER Professor, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia

Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.T.Price-Smith Factors in the Emergence of Infectious Diseases; S.S.Morse Climate, Ecology and Human Health; P.R.Epstein The Economics of Emerging Infections in the Asia Pacific Region: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?; R.Davis & A.M.Kimball Economic Growth, Disruption, Deprivation, Disease, and Death: On the Importance of the Politics of Public Health for Development; S.Szreter Disease, Deprivation and International Development; A.T.Price-Smith The Map is not the Territory: Reconceiving Human Security; J.Whitman Ghosts of Kigali: Infectious Disease and Global Stability at the Turn of the Century; A.T.Price-Smith The Return of Infectious Disease; L.Garrett Microsecurity; S.Glasgow & D.Pirages Beyond the Traditional Intelligence Agenda: Examining the Merits of a Global Public Health Portfolio; L.K.Johnson & D.C.Snyder The International Health Regulations in Historical Perspective; S.Carvalho & M.Zacher Public Health and International Law: The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Formation of International Legal Regimes, 1800-2000; D.P.Fidler Index