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Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

1997

Communicable diseases

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Ecological Theory And International Relations, Dennis Pirages Oct 1997

Ecological Theory And International Relations, Dennis Pirages

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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The Globalization Of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Relations, David Fidler Oct 1997

The Globalization Of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Relations, David Fidler

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

In this article, Professor Fidler explains how the processes of

globalization have altered traditional distinctions between national and

international public health. Professor Fidler begins the article by

familiarizing the reader with globalization, reminding the reader that

globalization refers to the various factors that infringe upon a sovereign

state's ability to control what occurs in its territory. Next, the article defines

and discusses emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and examines the

contributions made by globalization to the emergence and reemergence of

EIDs. The article then develops a "pathology of the globalization of public

health ", which helps the reader to understand better …