Political economy of HIV/AIDS in developing countries TRIPS, public health systems, and free access edited by Benjamin Coriat.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New antiretroviral treatments and post-2005 TRIPS constraints : first moves toward IP flexibilization in developing countries / Cristina d' Almeida, Lia Hasenclever, Gaëlle Krikorian, Fabienne Orsi, Cassandra Sweet and Benjamin Corait -- New trends in IP protection and health issues in FTA negotiations / Gaelle Krikorian -- Evolution of prices and quantities of ARV drugs in African countries: from emerging to strategic markets / Julien Chauveau, Constance Marie Meiners, Stéphane Luchini and Jean-Paul Moatti -- The Brazilian experience of 'scaling-up' : a public policy approach / Guillaume Le Loup, Andreia Pereira de Assis, Maria Helena Costa-Couto, Jean-Claude Thoenig, Sonia Fleury, Kenneth Rochel de Camargo Jr. and Bernard Larouzé -- Technology transfer agreements and access to HIV/AIDS drugs : the Brazilian case / Amélie Robine -- Scaling-up and reverse engineering : acquisition of industrial knowledge by copying drugs in Brazil / Maurice Cassier and Marilena Correa -- Compulsory licensing in the real world : the case of ARV drugs in Brazil / Cristina de Albuquerque Possas -- HIV prevalence estimates : the new deal in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2000 / Joseph Larmarange -- Cost-effectiveness of HIV antiretroviral therapies in resource-limited settings / Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Caroline E. Sloan and Kenneth A. Freedberg -- 'Fragility' : a macro-dynamic motive to offer quick and general access to ART in LDC / Bruno Ventelou, Yann Videau and Jean-Paul Moatti -- Procurement policies, governance models and ARV availability in French-speaking African countries : an overview / Mamadou Camara, Cristina d'Almeida, Fabienne Orsi and Benjamin Coriat -- The public health approach to antiretroviral treatment : the case of Cameroon / Sinata Koulla-Shiro and Eric Delaporte -- The cost of universal free access for treating HIV/AIDS in low-income countries : the case of Senegal / Bernard Taverne, Karim Diop and Philippe Vinard -- Implementing funding modalities for free access : the case for a 'purchasing fund system' to cover medical care for PLWHA / Phippe Vinard, Karim Diop and Bernard Taverne.

The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it assesses the progress made and presents a rigorous diagnosis of the obstacles that remain, especially the constraints imposed by TRIPS and the poor state of most public health systems in Southern countries. In so doing, the book renews our understanding of the political economy of HIV/AIDS in these vast regions, where it continues to spread with devastating social and economic consequences.