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Private Profits versus Public Policy

The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Canadian State

By (author) Joel Lexchin
Format: Hardback
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada
Published: 22nd Sep 2016
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 25mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN-10: 1442649178
ISBN-13: 9781442649170
Barcode No: 9781442649170
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Synopsis
The widespread condemnation of drastic price increases on life-saving drugs highlights our growing dependency on and vulnerability to international pharmaceutical conglomerates. However, aren't the interests of the public supposed to supersede the pursuit of private profit? In his new work, Private Profits versus Public Policy, Joel Lexchin addresses this question as he examines how public policy with respect to the pharmaceutical industry has evolved in Canada over the past half century. Although the Canadian government is supposed to regulate the industry to serve the needs of public health, waves of deregulatory reforms and intellectual property rights legislation have shifted the balance of power in favour of these companies' quest for profit. Joel Lexchin offers a series of recommendations to tip the scale back in the public's favour. This enlightening work is the first book that deals exclusively with the pharmaceutical industry in Canada in over thirty years.

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