'Since the 1970s the pharmaceutical industry has undergone
significant changes in its research and development paradigm, trade
and production. Regulatory frameworks have also changed
substantially, particularly in the area of intellectual property
rights. This book provides much needed empirical evidence on the
impact of these and other changes on the pharmaceutical sector and
on access to medicines in developing countries. The studies,
conducted with a common methodology, on nine developing countries
(including major producers of pharmaceuticals such as China and
India) and on Canada, make an outstanding contribution to the
literature in the field. The data and analysis in the book are of
immediate interest to policy makers and to scholars in various
fields, including innovation economics, industrial policy, health
systems and intellectual property.' - Carlos Correa, University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina This 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
production and generic pharmaceutical importation. The expert
chapters focus on patents as well as an array of regulatory
instruments, including pricing and drug registration policies.
Presenting in-depth analysis and original empirical research, this
book will strongly appeal to academics and students of intellectual
property, international health, international political economy,
international development and law. Contributors: T. Andia, M.
Bourassa Forcier, M. Flynn, P. Gehl Sampath, S. Guennif, A. Guzman,
H. Klug, G. Krikorian, N. Lalitha, J.-F. Morin, K.C. Shadlen, L.
Shi, M. Watanabe
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