Strategic Internationalization, Institutions, and Civil Society: How Brazil outpaced the United States when it came to HIV/AIDS

June 11, 2008

Featuring 
Eduardo Gomez 
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, Rutgers University at Camden 

with discussant 
Varun Gauri 
Senior Economist, Development Research Group of the World Bank 

Chaired by 
Ruth Levine 
Vice President, Center for Global Development 

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 
12:30pm—2:00pm 
A light lunch will be served

at 
Center for Global Development 
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036 
Closest Metro: Dupont Circle (Red Line)

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In his paper on “Strategic Internationalization, Institutions, and Civil Society,” Eduardo Gomez explains how Brazil outpaced the United States when it came to building an effective national AIDS program and policies since the 1990s. Notwithstanding broad structural similarities and responses to AIDS during the 1980s, Brazil eventually became more successful in creating an effective national AIDS program that continues to provide targeted financial and technical assistance to municipalities (despite pressures for greater devolution) while devising innovative prevention and treatment programs. Brazil shows the United States and other large federations, such as India, China, and Russia, that strategically working with the international community while creating ongoing incentives for bureaucrats to work closely with civil society is necessary for a successful institutional and policy response to HIV/AIDS. Join us for what promises to be a lively lunch discussion.