This study looks at the global plague which is threatening to engulf South Africa at a crucial moment in its history. Economists, demographers and health planners present a range of new methods of understanding the likely course of the disease, drawn from the most recent research.

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Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE - Introduction; A.Whiteside - The Global Pandemic of AIDS; D.FitzSimons - Current Research on the Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS: A Review of the International and South African Literature; J.Broomberg - PART 2: MODELLING THE AIDS IMPACT IN SOUTH AFRICA - South African trends and Projections of HIV Infection; H.Southall - The Impact of AIDS on the South African Population; P.Doyle - Modelling the Demographic Impact of AIDS: Potential Effects on the Black Population in South Africa; G.Brophy - PART 3: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA - A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Long Run Effects of AIDS in South Africa; S.Cross - The Economic Impact of AIDS in South Africa; J.Broomberg, M.Steinberg, P.Masobe & G.Behr - Some Reflections on a Human Capital Approach to the Analysis of the Impact of AIDS on the South African Economy; G.Trotter - PART 4: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE - The Impact of AIDS on Industry in Zimbabwe; A.Whiteside - The Medical Costs of AIDS in Zimbabwe; R.Hore - Simple Methods for Monitoring the Socio-Economic Impact of AIDS: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa; T.Barnett & P.Blaikie - PART 5: FACING UP TO AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA - Lessons from Tropical Africa for Addressing the HIV and AIDS Epidemic in South Africa; A.Fleming - Facing Up to AIDS; S.Cross - Index