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ID158669
Title ProperGlobal issues and business in international relations
Other Title Information intellectual property rights and access to medicines
LanguageENG
AuthorKojo, Yoshiko
Summary / Abstract (Note)In international relations, globalization transfers the location of governance from nation-states laterally to such private actors as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and multinational firms, as well as vertically to local governments and supranational organizations. The purpose of this article is to clarify how the competitions among firms affect the problem of global issues by examining the case of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and public health. This study shows why most of least developed countries implemented the TRIPS despite the warning of NGOs not to implement earlier for the sake of access to medicines. In order to understand the positive attitude of least developed countries toward the TRIPS, we have to examine how the distribution of pharmaceutical firms capacities in developing countries affect the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. The existence and different capacities of generic pharmaceutical companies in developing companies are important elements of state policy toward the TRIPS.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Relations of the Asia-Pacific Vol. 18, No.1; 2018: p.5–23
Journal SourceInternational Relations of the Asia-Pacific Vol: 18 No 1
Key WordsIntellectual Property Rights ;  Global Issues ;  Access to Medicines ;  Business in International Relations


 
 
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