Global Health Policy, Local Realities: The Fallacy of the Level Playing Field (Directions in Applied Anthropology)

Pt. 1. International Health Policy And Issues Of Localization. The Politics Of Child Survival -- Administering The Epidemic : Hiv/aids Policy, Models Of Development, And International Health -- Local Identity, Globalization, And Health In Cuba And The Dominican Republic -- Health Care From The Perspectives Of Minahasa Villagers, Indonesia -- Pt. 2. The Global Pharmacy. The King's Law Stops At The Village Gate : Local And Global Pharmacy Regulation In Vietnam -- The Business Of Medicines And The Politics Of Knowledge In Uganda -- Pt. 3. Relocating Bodies And Body Parts. Bodies Transported : Health And Identity Among Involuntary Immigrant Women -- Poverty, Pity, And The Erasure Of Power : Somali Refugee Dependency -- Ethical Issues In Human Organ Replacement : A Case Study From India -- Pt. 4. Globalizing Mothering. Does Authoritative Knowledge In Infant Nutrition Lead To Successful Breast-feeding? A Critical Perspective -- Reforming Routines : A Baby-friendly Hospital In Urban China -- Pt. 5. Conclusion. International Health Research : The Rules Of The Game. Edited By Linda M. Whiteford, Lenore Manderson. Selected Bibliography: P. 315-318. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Series page Title page copyright page Contents Introduction: Health, Globalization, and the Fallacy of the Level Playing Field References Part1-International Health Policy and Issues of Localization ch1-The Politics of Child Survival International Initiatives for Child Survival UNICEF Steps In: The Child Survival Revolution Debate, Competition, and Collaboration Criticism and Concerns Questions of Long-Term Sustainability: The Research Conclusion Notes References ch2-Administering the Epidemic: HIV/AIDS Policy, Models of Development, and International Health Notes References ch3-Local Identity, Globalization, and Health in Cuba and the Dominican Republic Dengue Fever: A Vector-Borne Disease Dengue Fever in Cuba Dengue Fever in the Dominican Republic Analysis and Conclusion Notes References ch4-Health Care from the Perspectives of Minahasa Villagers, Indonesia Globalization in the Indonesian Context Indonesia: The Concept of National Development and the Process of Globalization Global Influence on Local Reality The Local Perception of Globalisasi The Local Health Care System and Globalization Conclusion Notes References Part2-The Global Pharmacy ch5-The King’s Law Stops at the Village Gate: Local and Global Pharmacy Regulation in Vietnam Level Playing Fields? Rationality, Subjectivity, and Government The King’s Law? Emerging Modes of Regulation and Government Globalizing Governmental Modes Emerging Global Governmental Modes in Pharmacy The Local Politics of Drugs The NDP Legislation and Implementation The Village Gate: Orders of Local Knowledge and Practice A Mostly “Eastern Medicine” Metaphorical Framework Uneven Structures of Medical Authority and Household Practice Unevenness and Hybridity, Attuned to Locality Mnemonic Rules of Thumb and Embodied Practice Familiarity, Personalization, and Authority Are Local Knowledge andPractice Rational and Governmental? Symbiotic Rationality? Where and How Local and Global KnowledgeMight Be Able to Work Together Notes References ch6-The Business of Medicines and the Politics of Knowledge in Uganda Drug Use in Uganda The Community Drug Use Study Anthropological Perspectives The Logistics of Knowledge The Politics of Information Playing on the Field Conclusion Notes References Part3-Relocating Bodies and Body Parts ch7-Bodies Transported: Health and Identity Among Involuntary Immigrant Women Australia’s Humanitarian Program Rationales and Methods Study Population Informal Social Support Government Support Barriers to Psychosocial Adjustment Socioeconomic Adjustment Limits of Formal and Informal Support Conclusion Notes References ch8-Poverty, Pity, and the Erasure of Power: Somali Refugee Dependency “Refugee” and Qoxoti Refugee Dependency "Pull Factors” and Repatriation “Dependency” and theGlobalization of the (Anti)Welfare State Conclusion:Pity, Mental Health, and the Erasure of Power Notes References ch9-Ethical Issues in Human Organ Replacement: A Case Study from India Organ Procurement and Donation in Diverse Cultural Settings “Paid Donation” in India and the Impact of the Human Organs Transplant Act of 1994 Moral Representation of the Self and Other in Paid Donation Moral Representations of Kidney Donations as an Altruistic Gift and a Marketable Commodity The Problem of Social Stigma The Challenge of “Informed Consent” in Paid Donation The Impact of theHuman Organ Transplant Act on Paid Donation Conclusion Note References Part4-Globalizing Mothering ch10-Does Authoritative Knowledge in Infant Nutrition Lead to Successful Breast-Feeding? A Critical Perspective Reasons for Concern International and French Agreements to Support Breast-Feeding Everything Against Breast-Feeding The Medicalization of Breast-Feeding Scientific Knowledge Versus Authoritative Knowledge Deepening Conversations: From Theory to Policy Notes References ch11-Reforming Routines: A Baby-Friendly Hospital in Urban China Economic Reform and Women’s Status in 1990s China International Ideologies of Mothering and Infant Feeding National Ideologies of Motherhood Marketing Infant Formula Through the Back Door The Uneven Playing Field of Infant Feeding in Postreform China Notes References Part5-Conclusion ch12-International Health Research: The Rules of the Game Publication as an International Health Policy Issue Problem Statement Tools for Disseminating Health Research Rules About the Production of Health Research The Impact of Policies on Scientific Production:Data from the ADDR Project Where Next? Toward Audience, Advocacy, and Application Conclusion Notes References Selected Bibliography The Contributors Index About the Book International health planners often design programs based on the assumption that recipient nations share the same "level playing field" with regard to conceptions of health, illness, and at-risk populations. This volume challenges that perception, analyzing the outcomes of humanitarian projects that fail to recognize local ethnic and national identities, as well as the tensions between international health agencies' mandates and powerful centralized government agendas. Case studies are drawn from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean International health planners often design programmes based on the assumption that recipient nations share the same ""level playing field"" with regard to conceptions of health, illness and at-risk populations. This volume analyzes why humanitarian projects fail to recognize ethnic identities.