Market menagerie
Subtitle: health and development in late industrial states
By: Smita Srinivas
Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780804780544
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Pharmaceutical industry; Technological innovations; Medical policy; Government policy; Health services accessibility
Description: Srinivas examines technological advance and market regulation in the health industries of nations such as India, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, and China. Pharmaceutical and life science industries can reinforce economic development and industry growth, but not necessarily positive health outcomes. Yet well-crafted industrial and health policies can strengthen each other and reconcile economic and social goals. This book advocates moving beyond traditional market failure to bring together three uncommonly paired themes: the growth of industrial capabilities, the politics of health access, and the geography of production and redistribution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.