The Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa (Paperback, 1st ed.)

Reviews

Reviewed by Christina S. - 5 August 2005

No-nonsense professor Nicoli Nattrass, who heads the Aids and Society Research Unit - part of the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town in South Africa - won the 2005 UCT Book Award for this work. Professor Anthony Black, director of the School of Economics, writes: "As we know only too well, the struggle against Aids in South Africa has been hindered by obfuscation and political wrangling, to the detriment of those affected by the disease. So it has been particularly timely to have a book which powerfully makes the ethical and economic case for expanded Aids prevention and treatment measures. It does this in a manner that is both rigorous and engaging." Black praises Nattrass's meticulous research and good writing on a topic that addresses one of the country's most pressing issues. "It is indeed a classic example of the kind of work that engaged intellectuals at UCT ought to be doing."