The political cost of AIDS in Africa :
The political cost of AIDS in Africa : evidence from six countries /
edited by Kondwani Chirambo.
- Pretoria, [South Africa] : IDASA, 2008.
- xiii, 390 p. : ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
"With chapters on Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Senegal and Zambia, this study investigates the attrition among elected political leaders and the costs of replacing them; the loss of elected representatives, its effect on constituencies, power dynamics in parliamentary structures and on democratic governance; the failure to maintain voter registers and how it affects the credibility of electoral outcomes; the effect of stigma and discrimination on political participation"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781920118655 (pbk.) 1920118659
2008408638
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Elections--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political participation--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Voting--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-
RA643.86.A357 / P65 2008
"With chapters on Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Senegal and Zambia, this study investigates the attrition among elected political leaders and the costs of replacing them; the loss of elected representatives, its effect on constituencies, power dynamics in parliamentary structures and on democratic governance; the failure to maintain voter registers and how it affects the credibility of electoral outcomes; the effect of stigma and discrimination on political participation"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781920118655 (pbk.) 1920118659
2008408638
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Elections--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political participation--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Voting--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-
RA643.86.A357 / P65 2008