This course considers the impact of economic development on health and human rights, and the problems achieving human rights in developing societies. We will explore the social, economic, cultural, legal and political processes by which development and human rights are affected in various societies. Topics to be covered include the human right to development, conditionality of foreign aid, corruption, housing, gender issues, and ethnic conflict. Limited to 40. This course surveys health and health sector policies in developing countries and current methods for their analysis and reform.
Policy is defined to emphasize strategic decisions for the health sector.
Specific areas of policy action are defined. Case material will be used to illustrate recent successes and failures of policy reform in different countries.