Coalitions and compliance : the political economy of pharmaceutical patents in Latin America / Kenneth C. Shadlen.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191845574 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Pharmaceutical industry -- Latin America | PatentsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199593903DDC classification: 338.4761510272 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Since the late 1980s, developing countries have come under considerable pressure to revise their intellectual property policies and practices. One area where pressures have been exceptionally controversial is in pharmaceuticals: historically, fearing the costs of providing private property rights over knowledge in this area, developing countries did not grant patents to drugs. Now they must do so. This book analyses different forms of compliance with this new international imperative in Latin America, comparing the politics of pharmaceutical patenting in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Since the late 1980s, developing countries have come under considerable pressure to revise their intellectual property policies and practices. One area where pressures have been exceptionally controversial is in pharmaceuticals: historically, fearing the costs of providing private property rights over knowledge in this area, developing countries did not grant patents to drugs. Now they must do so. This book analyses different forms of compliance with this new international imperative in Latin America, comparing the politics of pharmaceutical patenting in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
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