POLITICS OF DRUGS - A COMPARATIVE PRESSURE-GROUP STUDY OF THE CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, 1930-1970

• NCJ Number: 17433
• Author(s): R W LANG
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 337 pages
• Sale Source: Saxon House
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A POLITICAL CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON WHICH DISCUSSES THE REASONS THAT BRITISH MANUFACTURERS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RESISTING A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO REDUCE DRUG COSTS WHILE THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS FAILED TO DO SO.

Abstract

FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1930 AND 1970, THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE ROLES PLAYED BY INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, INSTITUTIONS, DRUG MANUFACTURERS AND THE MARKETING STRUCTURE OF THE PRODUCT. HE DISCUSSES MONOPOLY AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES CRITICALLY AND OBJECTIVELY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)