Southern Africa

COMMENTARY

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail,' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson — Apr 19, 2012

"Why Nations Fail" is a sweeping attempt to explain the gut-wrenching poverty that leaves 1.29 billion people in the developing world struggling to live on less than $1.25 a day. You might expect it to be a bleak, numbing read. It's not. It's bracing, garrulous, wildly ambitious and ultimately hopeful, writes Warren Bass.

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PROJECT

Can Antiretroviral Therapy Prevent HIV/AIDS? — Feb 18, 2011

Many complex issues surround the use of antiretroviral therapy as HIV prevention. RAND Europe is partnering with several organisations on Mapping Pathways, a project that will explore potential treatment regimes and conduct research, community engagement, and policy work in the U.S., India, and South Africa.

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REPORT

International Comparison of Ten Medical Regulatory Systems: Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa and Spain — May 18, 2009

This study was commissioned by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) to provide an evidence base on the systems of medical regulation in place in the countries of origin of doctors seeking to enter the UK and obtain registration to practise.

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa — Apr 9, 2009

Provides a summary of strategies for making access to antiretroviral therapy widespread, sustainable, more cost-effective, and efficient, while still providing quality care in sub-Saharan Africa.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Endorsement of a Genocidal HIV Conspiracy as a Barrier to HIV Testing in South Africa — Dec 31, 2007

Over 20% of South Africans aged 15-49 years are infected with HIV. Misinformation about the epidemic has arisen among black Africans, including genocidal conspiracy beliefs about the role of government and whites in causing the epidemic.

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Formative Evaluation of Antiretroviral Therapy Scale-Up Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa — Dec 31, 2006

It is important for ART programs to develop effective mechanisms for coordinating and referring clients to support service organizations.

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REPORT

The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S. National Security and Public Health Policy — Jan 1, 2003

This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects that infectious disease can have on virtually every aspect of a state’s functioning viability. It also makes a detailed analysis of the…

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COMMENTARY

AIDS Can Threaten National Stability — Sep 24, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fertility, education and resources in South Africa — Dec 31, 1998

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Exploring income variations across traditional authorities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — Dec 31, 1997

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Contraception and Fertility in Zimbabwe: Family Planning Services and Education Make a Difference — Dec 31, 1996

Controlling for access to services, education is a powerful predictor of both fertility and contraceptive use, particularly among younger women, who have benefited from the large increase in education opportunities since independence.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

NATO's Mediterranean initiative : challenges and opportunities — Dec 31, 1996

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REPORT

Fertility, Education and Resources in South Africa — Dec 31, 1995

Using household survey data, collected as part of the Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development, the paper examines some of the mechanisms that underlie the negative association between fertility and education.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Education across generations in South Africa — Dec 31, 1995

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The demographic transition in Southern Africa : another look at the evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe — Dec 31, 1994

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The demographic transition in Southern Africa : reviewing the evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe — Dec 31, 1994

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REPORT

The U.S. Military Presence in a Changing Southern Region: Issues and Options — Dec 31, 1991

Explores issues and options related to the basing of U.S. and allied forces in NATO's Southern Region — Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey - against the background of a changing strategic environment in Europe and around the Mediterranean.

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REPORT

U.S.-Soviet Relations in the Post-Cold War Era: Implications for Korea — Dec 31, 1989

The Cold War era, in which world politics was dominated by Soviet-American military-ideological confrontation has come to an end.

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The Economic Development of South Africa in Its Political Context. — Dec 31, 1966

A survey of South Africa's economic development in the context of the internal and external political factors that have influenced its development and will affect its future. Despite South Africa's rapid economic development during the past 50 years...

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PEOPLE

Nono Ayivi-Guedehoussou

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in global health and population, Harvard University School of Public Health; B.S. in biochemistry, Suffolk University

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