title: [New challenges and opportunities in a globalized world: a political analysis of the response to HIV/AIDS in Mexico].
abstract: This work is a synthesis of an investigation into the political economics of HIV/AIDS in Mexico within the context of globalization. It is based on a distinction between what is defined as neo-liberal globalism (an ideological and overwhelmingly economic agenda) and globalization (a worldwide, multidimensional phenomenon). The core argument is that the existence of real alternatives to the neo-liberal paradigm results from a series of political, economic and social circumstances which are very real in Mexico today in the context of globalization, which have given rise to a rather more inclusive policy-making process. Special emphasis is given to the contrast between exclusive public policy systems, such as those seen in the process of structural economic reforms or the re-structuring of the financing of healthcare systems, and public policy systems which work with HIV/AIDS, which tend to be more inclusive and democratic. Both types of system operate in Mexico and in other parts of the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control; D004467:Economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035082:Federal Government / Q000266:history; D014943:Global Health; D006678:HIV; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods