List of Tables List of Figures Foreword List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction: The Social Determinants of Global Health: Confronting Inequities; S.J.MacLean & S.A.Brown PART II: GLOBALIZATION, THE STATE, AND GLOBAL HEALTH 'The Best of Times, The Worst of Times?' The G8 and Prospects for a Global Health Ethic; T.Schrecker Shaping Global Health? The Accumulative Nature of the US Health Complex; R.Loeppky Palliative Interventions: Global Health Governance and Canadian Foreign Policy; C.O'Manique The Relationship between the AIDS Pandemic and State Fragility; P.Fourie PART III: FROM INTERNATIONAL TO GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE Transnational Norm-Building in Global Health: The Important Role of Non-State Actors in Post-Westphalian Politics; W.Hein & L.Kohlmorgen Global Public Health as a Unique Issue-Area with High Levels of Innovative Forms of Governance; C.Huckel Schneider Philanthropic Foundations and the Governance of Global Health: The Rockefeller Foundation and Product Development Partnerships; M.Moran Southern Actors in Global Public-Private Partnerships: The Case of the Global Fund; S.Bartsch 'Making the Money Work': Global AIDS Actors and Challenges towards Coordination of HIV/AIDS Programs in Africa; S.Bjerkreim Hellevik PART IV: THE GOVERNANCE OF GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND PRODUCT ACCESS The Political Economy of Global Health Research; S.J.MacLean & D.R.MacLean 'In Sickness and in Wealth': Dealing with Public Health and Intellectual Property for Pharmaceuticals at the World Trade Organization; V.Muzaka Patents, Pricing and Policies and Access to Medicine for Vulnerable Populations in a Global Economy; S.Mulay, E.Feeney & D.R.Varma Global Public-Private Partnerships for Pharmaceuticals Access: Ethical and Operation Features, Challenges, and Prospects; S.A.Brown PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion: Towards Equitable Global Health Governance; S.A.Brown & S.J.MacLean Bibliography Index