Deborah Johnston
Paying the price of HIV in Africa: cash transfers and the depoliticisation of HIV risk
Johnston, Deborah
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Abstract
Despite biomedical innovation, HIV incidence remains high in some African countries. HIV-related cash-transfer projects propose a solution. However, the author raises concerns about their success from a political economy perspective. Where structural change is invoked by these projects, it is too narrowly conceived. Some cash-transfer projects focus solely on ‘nudging’ choices about risky sex, without considering the wider set of factors that increase HIV incidence. Consequently, the promise of HIV-related cash transfers is dangerously exaggerated. Instead they obscure the underlying causes of high HIV prevalence, by focusing on individual behaviour and a limited, neoliberal-friendly menu of options.
Citation
Johnston, D. (2015). Paying the price of HIV in Africa: cash transfers and the depoliticisation of HIV risk. Review of African political economy, 42(14), 394-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2015.1064815
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Aug 21, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 15, 2015 |
Journal | Review of African Political Economy |
Print ISSN | 0305-6244 |
Electronic ISSN | 1740-1720 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 14 |
Pages | 394-413 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2015.1064815 |
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