Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals and Publi – Access to Drugs in Developin…

Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals and Public HealthAccess to Drugs in Developing Countries\nAuthor(s): Kenneth C. Shadlen, Samira Guennif, Alenka Guzmn, Narayanan Lalitha\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780857938794, 978-0857938794\nSynopsis\nThis up-to-date book examines pharmaceutical development, access to medicines, and the protection of public health in the context of two fundamental changes that the global political economy has undergone since the 1970s, the globalization of trade and production and the increased harmonization of national regulations on intellectual property rights. With authors from eleven different countries presenting case studies of national experiences in Africa, Asia and the Americas, the book analyzes national strategies to promote pharmaceutical innovation, while at the same time assuring widespread access to medicines through generic pharmaceutical producte