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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. Page iii Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment Eileen Stillwaggon Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Copyright © 1998 by Eileen Stillwaggon All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, Livingston Campus, Bldg. 4161, P.O. Box 5062, 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 CIP Page v To Rosemary and Jim Stillwaggon, whose compassion, broad horizons, and sense of humor have always been an inspiration Page vii 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
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