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The Health Of Nations: Infectious Disease, Environmental Change, and Their Effects
On National Security And Development· Andrew T Price-Smith·2002·pp. 232·US $22.95
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This is a good appraisal of interdisciplinary studies analysing emerging infectious
diseases' effect on economy, growth, and security. Global infectious diseases (like
tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, cholera) and diseases of unknown origin demonstrate that their
effects can be measured and quantified, and are effective socio-political economic
indicators. The author underscores how infectious diseases influence a nation's stability
and prosperity. Poverty owing to infectious diseases can result in intra-state violence,
contribute to the political instability of nations, and have long-term effects on regional
economies. The results can be damaging international relations and a downslide in
development. Interestingly, the author links the effects of global environmental change on
the spread of diseases to the feedback loop between public health and shows how this
affects the nation's economy and political stability. |
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