TINA, AIDS, and the underdevelopment problem in Africa

The assumption that ‘There Is No Alternative’ (TINA) to capitalism as practiced in the United States of America and Western Europe has been the bane of aids effectiveness in assisting to solve the underdevelopment problem in Africa. This paper attempts to show that except there is a fundamental reor...

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Autores: Olutayo, Akinpelu Olanrewaju, Olutayo, Molatokunbo Abiola Oluwaseun, Omobowale, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/526
Acesso em linha:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/526
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:TINA
Dependência
subdesenvolvimento
Aids
Africa
‘TINA
Dependency
Underdevelopment
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Resumo:The assumption that ‘There Is No Alternative’ (TINA) to capitalism as practiced in the United States of America and Western Europe has been the bane of aids effectiveness in assisting to solve the underdevelopment problem in Africa. This paper attempts to show that except there is a fundamental reorientation in the conceptualization of capitalism-free market and democracy-the underdevelopment problem would only be further complicated with aids. JEL Classification: F02.