TY - JOUR
T1 - Crafting AIDS policy in Brazil and Russia
T2 - State–civil societal ties, institutionalised morals, and foreign policy aspiration
AU - Gómez, Eduardo J.
PY - 2015/10/30
Y1 - 2015/10/30
N2 - During the 1990s, Brazil and Russia diverged in their policy response to AIDS. This is puzzling considering that both nations were globally integrated emerging economies transitioning to democracy. This article examines to what extent international pressures and partnerships with multilateral donors motivated these governments to increase and sustain federal spending and policy reforms. Contrary to this literature, the cases of Brazil and Russia suggest that these external factors were not important in achieving these outcomes. Furthermore, it is argued that Brazil's policy response was eventually stronger than Russia's and that it had more to do with domestic political and social factors: specifically, AIDS officials’ efforts to cultivate a strong partnership with NGOs, the absence of officials’ moral discriminatory outlook towards the AIDS community, and the government's interest in using policy reform as a means to bolster its international reputation in health.
AB - During the 1990s, Brazil and Russia diverged in their policy response to AIDS. This is puzzling considering that both nations were globally integrated emerging economies transitioning to democracy. This article examines to what extent international pressures and partnerships with multilateral donors motivated these governments to increase and sustain federal spending and policy reforms. Contrary to this literature, the cases of Brazil and Russia suggest that these external factors were not important in achieving these outcomes. Furthermore, it is argued that Brazil's policy response was eventually stronger than Russia's and that it had more to do with domestic political and social factors: specifically, AIDS officials’ efforts to cultivate a strong partnership with NGOs, the absence of officials’ moral discriminatory outlook towards the AIDS community, and the government's interest in using policy reform as a means to bolster its international reputation in health.
KW - Brazil
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - International partnership
KW - policy
KW - Russia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946866451&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17441692.2015.1094112
DO - 10.1080/17441692.2015.1094112
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84946866451
SN - 1744-1692
JO - Global Public Health
JF - Global Public Health
ER -