Private Profits versus Public Policy - The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Canadian State (Paperback)

The widespread condemnation of drastic price increases on life-saving drugs highlights our growing dependency on and vulnerability to international pharmaceutical conglomerates. However, aren't the interests of the public supposed to supersede the pursuit of private profit? In his new work, Private Profits versus Public Policy, Joel Lexchin addresses this question as he examines how public policy with respect to the pharmaceutical industry has evolved in Canada over the past half century. Although the Canadian government is supposed to regulate the industry to serve the needs of public health, waves of deregulatory reforms and intellectual property rights legislation have shifted the balance of power in favour of these companies' quest for profit. Joel Lexchin offers a series of recommendations to tip the scale back in the public's favour. This enlightening work is the first book that deals exclusively with the pharmaceutical industry in Canada in over thirty years.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Joel Lexchin
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-2659-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4426-2659-3
Barcode:	9781442626591

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