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From US, to Uganda, Handle with Care : en analys av USA:s HIV/AIDS bistånd till Uganda

Chipumbu Nilsson, Mahina (2006)
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This paper deals with the question: "Why does the U.S. aid project to cambat HIV/AIDS in Africa, called PEPFAR, use a strategy that has been shown to be couterproductive?" The author uses an anthropological approach, based on theory of "aid as a gift" inspired by work of Mauss and Stirrat& Henkel. The study demonstrates that the interests that lie behind PEPFAR have had a greater influence on the choice of strategy than the declared goals. It is concluded that evaluations of development assistance should focus as much on the background interests of the givers as the declared objectives.
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author
Chipumbu Nilsson, Mahina
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organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
bistånd, outtalade mål, intresse, bistånd som gåva, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, Uganda, USA, Cultural anthropology, ethnology, Kulturantropologi, etnologi
language
Swedish
id
1329344
date added to LUP
2006-10-18 00:00:00
date last changed
2006-10-18 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{This paper deals with the question: "Why does the U.S. aid project to cambat HIV/AIDS in Africa, called PEPFAR, use a strategy that has been shown to be couterproductive?" The author uses an anthropological approach, based on theory of "aid as a gift" inspired by work of Mauss and Stirrat& Henkel. The study demonstrates that the interests that lie behind PEPFAR have had a greater influence on the choice of strategy than the declared goals. It is concluded that evaluations of development assistance should focus as much on the background interests of the givers as the declared objectives.}},
  author       = {{Chipumbu Nilsson, Mahina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{From US, to Uganda, Handle with Care : en analys av USA:s HIV/AIDS bistånd till Uganda}},
  year         = {{2006}},
}