Dependent Agency in the Global Health Regime [electronic resource] : Local African Responses to Donor AIDS Efforts /
Anderson, Emma-Louise.author.
Patterson, Amy S.author.
This volume examines how local actors respond to Africa’s high dependence on donor health funds. It conceptualizes dependent agency, a condition in which local people can both influence and be dependent on donor programs. Focusing on AIDS projects in Malawi and Zambia, the book questions the role of Africans in a dynamic aid architecture and their responses to the myriad of opportunities and constraints that accompany it.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Dependent Agency and the AIDS Enterprise: Global Programs, Local Actions  -- 2. Unique Opportunities in a Dynamic Aid Architecture: The Conditions for Agency  -- 3. Performing, Extraverting, and Resisting: The Strategies of Dependent Agents  -- 4. Complex Power on the Margins: The Implications of Dependent Agency.
This volume examines how local actors respond to Africa’s high dependence on donor health funds. It conceptualizes dependent agency, a condition in which local people can both influence and be dependent on donor programs. Focusing on AIDS projects in Malawi and Zambia, the book questions the role of Africans in a dynamic aid architecture and their responses to the myriad of opportunities and constraints that accompany it.
Africa—Politics and government.
Political economy.
Regionalism.
Poverty.
Economic policy.
Health promotion.
African Politics.
International Political Economy.
Regionalism.
Development Aid.
Development Policy.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.