{"product_id":"africa-and-global-health-governance-amy-s-patterson-9781421424507","title":"Africa and Global Health Governance: Domestic Politics and International Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely inquiry into how domestic politics and global health governance interact in Africa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal health campaigns, development aid programs, and disaster relief groups have been criticized for falling into colonialist patterns, running roughshod over the local structure and authority of the countries in which they work. Far from powerless, however, African states play complex roles in health policy design and implementation. In \u003ci\u003eAfrica and Global Health Governance\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy S. Patterson focuses on AIDS, the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, and noncommunicable diseases to demonstrate why and how African states accept, challenge, or remain ambivalent toward global health policies, structures, and norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmploying in-depth analysis of media reports and global health data, Patterson also relies on interviews and focus-group discussions to give voice to the various agents operating within African health care systems, including donor representatives, state officials, NGOs, community-based groups, health activists, and patients. Showing the variety within broader patterns, this clearly written book demonstrates that Africa's role in global health governance is dynamic and not without agency. Patterson shows how, for example, African leaders engage with international groups, attempting to maintain their own leadership while securing the aid their people need. Her findings will benefit health and development practitioners, scholars, and students of global health governance and African politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy S. Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421424509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421424507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Amy S. Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088213389567,"sku":"9781421424507","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf9c763c-cd2e-46e6-a034-1e10de70507b.jpg?v=1769103685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/africa-and-global-health-governance-amy-s-patterson-9781421424507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}