ABSTRACT
If mainstream approaches to the macroeconomic or sectoral costs of AIDS do not do a good job of illuminating the impacts of AIDS, what is the alternative? This chapter sets out a political economy approach that helps us analyse the effect of AIDS on the economies of the most highly affected countries. Drawing on a structural approach to growth supplemented by both political economy and feminist economics, this chapter will suggest the key issues for an understanding of AIDS impact. These issues could provide important information for both national policy-makers and international organizations.
