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Local Demand for a Global Intervention: Policy Priorities in the Time of AIDS

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The success of global health and development interventions ultimately depends on local reception. This paper documents local demand for HIV/AIDS interventions in Africa and seeks to explain patterns of demand using data from a country hard-hit by AIDS. As international agencies and national governments scale up HIV/AIDS interventions in Africa, I find HIV-positive respondents more highly prioritize HIV/AIDS programs, however, cross-national opinion data paired with interviews of villagers and their headmen in rural Malawi show weak prioritization of HIV/AIDS. The data illustrate a misalignment of policy preferences in the global-to-local hierarchy, highlighting the import of studying preferences of intended beneficiaries.

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  • Dionne, Kim Yi, 2012. "Local Demand for a Global Intervention: Policy Priorities in the Time of AIDS," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(12), pages 2468-2477.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:40:y:2012:i:12:p:2468-2477
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.016
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