Pharmaceutical Industry and Public Policy in Post-reform India (Hardcover)

This book examines the impact of economic reforms in India on the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines. It traces the changing production and trade pattern of the industry, research and development (R&D) preferences and strategies of Indian pharmaceutical firms, patent system alongside pricing policy measures and their shortcomings. It also analyses the public health financing system in India driven largely by out-of-pocket expenditure - about 60 per cent - and characterised by very high share of medicines in total health expenditure. A masterful insight into a topical area, the work will be indispensable to those working on pharmaceutical industry and public policy. It will be of interest to researchers, scholars, students, and policy-makers of economics, industrial policy, public policy, intellectual property rights and health financing.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Political Economy of South Asia
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Reji K. Joseph
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-89842-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries
LSN:	1-138-89842-2
Barcode:	9781138898424

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