"the laws of supply and demand should eventually be felt"
You've actually answered you own point there. When women become a scarce resource, they become exactly that; a resource. Something you buy and sell, something owned, and any benefit goes to the owner of the chattels not the chattel herself.
The (worldwide) AIDS crisis is a different issue, but I'd point out that in most African countries (South Africa is a special case) both the government and NGOs are working very hard to respond to the crisis. It's not enough, of course.
I'm not sure what you mean by "AIDS widows" -- the result in the worst-hit places is that only old people and children (aged 0-9) are left.
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Re: FYI, in practice now...
Date: November 17th, 2003 04:16 am (UTC)From:You've actually answered you own point there. When women become a scarce resource, they become exactly that; a resource. Something you buy and sell, something owned, and any benefit goes to the owner of the chattels not the chattel herself.
The (worldwide) AIDS crisis is a different issue, but I'd point out that in most African countries (South Africa is a special case) both the government and NGOs are working very hard to respond to the crisis. It's not enough, of course.
I'm not sure what you mean by "AIDS widows" -- the result in the worst-hit places is that only old people and children (aged 0-9) are left.
Anyway, big issue and definitely off-topic.