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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780676303321

Autore

Abdelgafar Basma I.

Titolo

The illusive trade-off : intellectual property rights, innovation systems, and Egypt's pharmaceutical industry / / Basma I. Abdelgafar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, Ontario ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, England : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-281-99211-9

1-4426-8148-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (524 p.)

Collana

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy ; ; 27

Disciplina

338.4/761510962

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical industry - Egypt

Drugs - Egypt

Intellectual property (International law)

Patents.

Electronic books.

Egypt

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Establishing the New Global IPRs Regime -- 3 Intellectual Property Theory and TRIPS -- 4 A National System of Innovation Approach to Understanding the Implications of Stronger Pharmaceutical Patent Protection for Developing Countries -- 5 Patent Policy and the Evolution of Egyptian Pharmaceuticals -- 6 Stronger IPRs and Egypt�s (Bio)Pharmaceutical Innovation System -- 7 Policy Options under TRIPS: Reality or Illusion? -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index

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Sommario/riassunto

The Illusive Trade-off is an original and important study crossing the disciplines of political science, law, public policy, and public health.