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Why have some national governments acted more aggressively to address the HIV/ AIDS pandemic than... more Why have some national governments acted more aggressively to address the HIV/ AIDS pandemic than others? More specifically, what explains widely varied responses across Brazil and South Africa—two countries where one might have expected more similarity than difference? We argue that boundary institutions—those sets of rules and practices that give social and political meaning to group identities—help explain this puzzle. Institutions interact with other pressures to structure the dissemination of information, the construction of risk, and priorities within society. Where institutions divide groups deeply, elites and ordinary citizens are less likely to feel vulnerable, and more likely to blame other groups, making aggresive government action far less likely.

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Summary: What explains why some national governments have acted more aggressively to address the ... more Summary: What explains why some national governments have acted more aggressively to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic than others? Because HIV/AIDS is initially concentrated in only a relatively small minority of a given population, and because its transmission and impact are initially latent, it is often not recognized as a central priority for resource-constrained governments. Moreover, the virus' longstanding association with

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Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly important role in development assistanc... more Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly important role in development assistance, but little systematic evidence is available about their objectives and choices in developing countries. Gauri and Fruttero develop two stylized accounts of NGO motivation: one in which donor contracts determine location decisions, and another in which altruistic motivations are the principal determinants. The authors then use data from the

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Gauri analyzes contemporary rights-based and economic approaches to health care and education in ... more Gauri analyzes contemporary rights-based and economic approaches to health care and education in developing countries. He assesses the foundations and uses of social rights in development, outlines an economic approach to improving health and education services, and then highlights the differences, similarities, and the hard questions that the economic critique poses for rights. The author argues that the policy consequences

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ABSTRACT The Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015, were a global agreement to promo... more ABSTRACT The Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015, were a global agreement to promote human development and reduce poverty. But they did not create a legalized institutional regime, in which precise obligations would be delegated to specific actors, nor were they, in many respects, compatible with the incentives of the countries whose heads of state endorsed them. They most resembled international human rights treaties, which are also not legally coercive, and which achieve their effects largely through their role in social and political mobilization. But unlike human rights treaties, the Millennium Development Goals' targets and goals were not psychologically, morally, and politically salient. The goals and targets for the proposed second round of Millennium Development Goals should be easier to grasp and embed within them a causal narrative about the causes and remedies of global poverty. Their formulation and implementation should also draw on national institutions and processes, which most people find more persuasive than discussions at the international level. The paper develops these ideas and presents examples for how post-2015 development goals and targets might be presented in ways that are more compelling.

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... Page 3. Public Interest Litigation in India: Overreaching or Underachieving? Varun Gauri1 1 T... more ... Page 3. Public Interest Litigation in India: Overreaching or Underachieving? Varun Gauri1 1 The author would like to thank Afroza Chowdhury, Kabir Duggal, Kaushik Krishnan, and Yamini Jaishankar for excellent research assistance. ...

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Why have some national governments acted more aggressively to address the HIV/ AIDS pandemic than... more Why have some national governments acted more aggressively to address the HIV/ AIDS pandemic than others? More specifically, what explains widely varied responses across Brazil and South Africa—two countries where one might have expected more similarity than difference? We argue that boundary institutions—those sets of rules and practices that give social and political meaning to group identities—help explain this puzzle. Institutions interact with other pressures to structure the dissemination of information, the construction of risk, and priorities within society. Where institutions divide groups deeply, elites and ordinary citizens are less likely to feel vulnerable, and more likely to blame other groups, making aggresive government action far less likely.

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Summary: What explains why some national governments have acted more aggressively to address the ... more Summary: What explains why some national governments have acted more aggressively to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic than others? Because HIV/AIDS is initially concentrated in only a relatively small minority of a given population, and because its transmission and impact are initially latent, it is often not recognized as a central priority for resource-constrained governments. Moreover, the virus' longstanding association with

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Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly important role in development assistanc... more Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly important role in development assistance, but little systematic evidence is available about their objectives and choices in developing countries. Gauri and Fruttero develop two stylized accounts of NGO motivation: one in which donor contracts determine location decisions, and another in which altruistic motivations are the principal determinants. The authors then use data from the

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Gauri analyzes contemporary rights-based and economic approaches to health care and education in ... more Gauri analyzes contemporary rights-based and economic approaches to health care and education in developing countries. He assesses the foundations and uses of social rights in development, outlines an economic approach to improving health and education services, and then highlights the differences, similarities, and the hard questions that the economic critique poses for rights. The author argues that the policy consequences

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ABSTRACT The Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015, were a global agreement to promo... more ABSTRACT The Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015, were a global agreement to promote human development and reduce poverty. But they did not create a legalized institutional regime, in which precise obligations would be delegated to specific actors, nor were they, in many respects, compatible with the incentives of the countries whose heads of state endorsed them. They most resembled international human rights treaties, which are also not legally coercive, and which achieve their effects largely through their role in social and political mobilization. But unlike human rights treaties, the Millennium Development Goals' targets and goals were not psychologically, morally, and politically salient. The goals and targets for the proposed second round of Millennium Development Goals should be easier to grasp and embed within them a causal narrative about the causes and remedies of global poverty. Their formulation and implementation should also draw on national institutions and processes, which most people find more persuasive than discussions at the international level. The paper develops these ideas and presents examples for how post-2015 development goals and targets might be presented in ways that are more compelling.

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... Page 3. Public Interest Litigation in India: Overreaching or Underachieving? Varun Gauri1 1 T... more ... Page 3. Public Interest Litigation in India: Overreaching or Underachieving? Varun Gauri1 1 The author would like to thank Afroza Chowdhury, Kabir Duggal, Kaushik Krishnan, and Yamini Jaishankar for excellent research assistance. ...

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