Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Contributors -- 1. The Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS -- 2. HIV/AIDS: The Impact on the Social Fabric and the Economy -- 3. Thinking About the Long-Run Economic Costs of AIDS -- 4. AIDS and the Accumulation and Utilization of Human Capital in Africa -- 5. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Poverty and Inequality -- 6. Welfare Implications of HIV/AIDS -- 7. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Government Finance and Public Services -- 8. Financial Effects of HIV/AIDS on National Social Protection Schemes -- 9. An Economic Assessment of Botswana's National Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS -- 10. Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on the Health Sectors of Developing Countries -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.