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Don’t Forget Firms in the Private Sector

In: Challenging Malaria

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  • Byron B. Carson, III

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This chapter presents a related set of conditions under which people voluntarily provide mosquito control, namely through firms in the private sector. Such cases add further examples where people voluntarily align private and social incentives. As firms like railroads, cotton mills, and mining companies advance their respective goals to earn net revenue, they might discover a value for mosquito control. With a focus on the cotton mills of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, and the copper mines of Roan Antelope in Zimbabwe, the owners and managers of these firms began extensive mosquito control operations to improve the health of their workers, their dependents, and their local communities. These cases discuss the initial desire and design for mosquito control, the organization of anti-mosquito operations, and ultimately, the outcomes on health, productivity, and net revenue.

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  • Byron B. Carson, III, 2023. "Don’t Forget Firms in the Private Sector," Springer Books, in: Challenging Malaria, chapter 0, pages 115-133, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-39510-9_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39510-9_7
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