Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies: Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment

722 Pages·1998·1.87 MB·English

by  Eileen Stillwaggon

Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies :
title:
Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment
author: Stillwaggon, Eileen.
publisher: Rutgers University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0813524946
print isbn13: 9780813524948
ebook isbn13: 9780585071312
language: English
Poor--Medical care--Economic aspects--
Developing countries, Poor--Health and
hygiene--Developing countries, Poor--
subject Medical care--Economic aspects--Latin
America, Poor--Health and hygiene--Latin
America, Poor--Developing countries--
Social conditions.
publication date: 1998
lcc: RA418.5.P6S74 1998eb
ddc: 362.1/09172/4
Poor--Medical care--Economic aspects--
Developing countries, Poor--Health and
hygiene--Developing countries, Poor--
subject: Medical care--Economic aspects--Latin
America, Poor--Health and hygiene--Latin
America, Poor--Developing countries--
Social conditions.
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Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies
Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment
Eileen Stillwaggon
Rutgers University Press
New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London
Copyright © 1998 by Eileen Stillwaggon
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New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. The only exception to this prohibition is "fair use" as defined
by. U.S. copyright law.
Manufactured in the United States of America
Permission of Buenos Aires Herald to reprint material from Eileen Stillwaggon, "Measuring Health
in Argentina," Buenos Aires Herald, October 31, 1993, p. 16, is gratefully acknowledged.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stillwaggon, Eileen, 1949
Stunted lives, stagnant economies : poverty, disease, and underdevelopment / by Eileen Stillwaggon.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8135-2493-8 (cloth: alk. paper). ISBN 0-8135-2494-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. PoorMedical careEconomic aspectsDeveloping countries. 2. PoorHealth and hygieneDeveloping
countries. 3. PoorMedical careEconomic aspectsLatin America. 4. PoorHealth and hygiene-Latin
America. 5. PoorDeveloping countriesSocial conditions. I. Title.
RA418.5.P6S74 1998
362.1'092172'4dc21 97-22313
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To Rosemary and Jim Stillwaggon,
whose compassion, broad horizons, and sense of humor
have always been an inspiration
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CONTENTS
Maps and Tables ix
Preface xi
Part I
Poverty and Health
One 5
The Plague of Poverty
Two 20
Argentine History and Society
Part II
How Poor People Get Sick
Three 47
Housing and Health
Four 83
Chagas' Disease
Five 95
Water, Waste, and Garbage
Six 121
The Underdeveloped State
Part III
The Medical Response
Seven 145
Divided Economy, Divided Medicine
Eight 164
Primary Health Care
Nine 184
Public Hospitals
Page viii
Part IV
The Human Toll
Ten 207
Infant and Child Mortality
Eleven 229
Stunted Development in Children and Adolescents
Twelve 246
The Debilitated Work Force
Part V
Prospects for National Development
Thirteen 277
Healthy Development
Notes 303
Glossary 309
Bibliography 311
Index 335
Page ix
MAPS AND TABLES
Maps
Maps 2
Partidos of Greater Buenos Aires 3
Tables
3.1 53
Population in Shantytowns in Greater Buenos Aires
(GBA), 1981
3.2 55
Substandard Houses by Type, 1980
3.3 55
Regional Distribution of Substandard Housing, 1980
3.4 60
Number of Persons per Room, by Poverty Group, 1990
3.5 61
Provinces with Extreme Crowding, 1980
3.6 62
Homes with More Than One Person per Single-Bed Place,
1990
3.7 63
Lack of Residential Heating or Cooling, by Poverty
Group, 1990
3.8 65
Type of Cooking Fuel Used, by Poverty Group, 1990
3.9 65
Homes without Refrigerator, by Poverty Group, 1990
3.10 69
Homes in Neighborhoods without Various Facilities, 1990
3.11 71
Homes More Than Ten Blocks from Schools, 1990
3.12 72
Homes More Than Ten Blocks from a Public Phone, 1990
3.13 Working Mothers Leaving Children under Four Years 79
of Age with Siblings
4.1 85
Prevalence of Chagas' Disease among Conscripts, by
Province, 19811983
5.1 98
Access to Potable Water, 19851988, Selected Countries
5.2 99
Water Supply, by Poverty Level, 1990
5.3 100
Excreta Disposal, by Poverty Level, 1990