The past few decades have seen a massive increase in the number of international organizations focusing on global health. Campaigns to eradicate or stem the spread of AIDS, SARS, malaria, and Ebola attest to the increasing importance of globally-oriented health organizations. These organizations may be national, regional, international, or even non-state organizations-like Medicins Sans Frontieres. One of the more important recent trends in global health governance, though, has been the rise of public-private partnerships (PPPs) where private non-governmental organizations, for-profit enterprises, and various other social entrepreneurs work hand-in-hand with governments to combat specific maladies. A primary driver for this development is the widespread belief that by joining together, PPPs will attack health problems and fund shared efforts more effectively than other systems. As Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar show in Governing Global Health, these partnerships are not only important for combating infectious diseases; they also provide models for developing solutions to a host of other serious global health challenges and questions beyond health. But what do we actually know about the accountability and effectiveness of PPPs in relation to the traditional multilaterals? According to Clinton and Sridhar, we have known very little because scholars have not accumulated enough data or developed effective ways to assess them-until now. In their analysis, they uncovered both strength and weaknesses of the model. Using principal-agent theory in which governments are the principals directing international agents of various type, they take a closer look at two major PPPs-the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria and the GAVI Alliance-and two major more traditional international organizations-the World Health Organization and the World Bank. An even-handed and thorough empirical analysis of one of the most pressing topics in world affairs, Governing Global Health will reshape our understanding of how organizations can more effectively prevent the spread of communicable diseases like AIDS and reduce pervasive chronic health problems like malnutrition.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-265) and index.
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Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? Dedication – Preface – Abbreviations Chapter 1: Governing Global Health Why Health Governance Matters: The Ebola and Zika Viruses; History of Global Health Cooperation; The Rise of Public-Private Partnerships; Explaining the Growth in PPPs; Legitimacy of PPPs in Health Governance; Revolutionizing Aid; Our Objectives; Book Outline Chapter 2: Big Questions and Case Studies Explaining International Cooperation; Studying the Evolution of Global Health Governance: Principal-Agent Theory; Case Studies; Methods Chapter 3: Shifts in Governance Key Differences Between the Newer and Old Multilaterals; What Is Driving the New Patterns of Global Health Funding and Governance?; The Gates Foundation Chapter 4: Who Funds Global Health? Source vs. Channel of Funding; Membership Dues vs. Voluntary Contributions; The “Golden Age” Rising Tide; Plates Chapter 5: Twenty-First-Century Governance Who’s In and Who’s Out?: Membership and More; quis custodiet ipsos custodes ? Who Will Watch the Watchmen?: Transparency; Conclusion Chapter 6: Disruption and Reform The “New” Models: Possible Consequences for Multilateralism; Gavi and the Global Fund: Achievements, Limitations, and Reform; The Reform and Relevance of WHO; The Reform and Relevance of the World Bank; Conclusion Chapter 7: Final Reflections “NEW” Challenges in Global Health; Conclusion Notes
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Print version: Clinton, Chelsea Governing Global Health : Who Runs the World and Why? Oxford : Oxford University Press,c2016