3839083Private Profits versus Public Policyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/private-profits-versus-public-policy-9781442619616/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3229628/a1853ac4-04e7-45c3-bbee-f7269c45de41.jpg?v=638385064130470000633879MXNUniversity of Toronto PressInStock/Ebooks/The widespread condemnation of drastic price increases on life-saving drugs highlights our growing dependency on and vulnerability to international pharmaceutical conglomerates. However, arent 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 publics favour. This enlightening work is the first book that deals exclusively with the pharmaceutical industry in Canada in over thirty years....3775540Private Profits versus Public Policy633879https://www.gandhi.com.mx/private-profits-versus-public-policy-9781442619616/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3229628/a1853ac4-04e7-45c3-bbee-f7269c45de41.jpg?v=638385064130470000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169781442619616_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9781442619616_pThe widespread condemnation of drastic price increases on life-saving drugs highlights our growing dependency on and vulnerability to international pharmaceutical conglomerates. However, arent the interests of the public supposed to supersede the pursuit of private profit?/ppIn his new work, emPrivate Profits versus Public Policy/em, 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 publics favour. This enlightening work is the first book that deals exclusively with the pharmaceutical industry in Canada in over thirty years./p9781442619616_University of Toronto Presslibro_electonico_f6fa44a4-40bb-3f6e-bc65-90489ca05f03_9781442619616;9781442619616_9781442619616Joel LexchinInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/utorontopress-epub-a72962dd-8b79-4780-b9c9-dbbf42c85a08.epub2016-10-27T00:00:00+00:00University of Toronto Press