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Making Markets for Vaccines
. Ed(S): Levine, Ruth; Kremer, Michael; Albright, Alice; Barder, Owen
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Description for Making Markets for Vaccines
Paperback. Making a commitment in advance to buy vaccines if and when they are developed would create incentives for industry to increase investment in research and development. Editor(s): Levine, Ruth; Kremer, Michael; Albright, Alice; Barder, Owen. Num Pages: 113 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 488.
Making a commitment in advance to buy vaccines if and when they are developed would create incentives for industry to increase investment in research and development. New commercial investment would complement funding of research and development by public and charitable bodies, accelerating the development of vital new vaccines for the developing world.
This report presents the proposal from theory to practice, by showing how a commitment can be consistent with ordinary legal and budgetary principles. By creating arrangements that devote the same scientific effort to diseases of the poor as we put into diseases of the rich, we can ... Read more
Making a commitment in advance to buy vaccines if and when they are developed would create incentives for industry to increase investment in research and development. New commercial investment would complement funding of research and development by public and charitable bodies, accelerating the development of vital new vaccines for the developing world.
This report presents the proposal from theory to practice, by showing how a commitment can be consistent with ordinary legal and budgetary principles. By creating arrangements that devote the same scientific effort to diseases of the poor as we put into diseases of the rich, we can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Centre for Global Development United States
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
Number of Pages
113
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781933286020
SKU
V9781933286020
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-13
About . Ed(S): Levine, Ruth; Kremer, Michael; Albright, Alice; Barder, Owen
Ruth Levine , senior fellow and Director of Programs at the Center for Global Development, currently leads the Center's Global Health Policy Research Network, USA. Michael Kremer is a professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, USA. Alice Albright is the Chief Executive Officer for the Global Partnership for Education, USA. ... Read more
Reviews for Making Markets for Vaccines
"MAKING MARKETS FOR VACCINES goes to the heart of one of the most tragic market failures of our times." —Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, South Africa |"[This book] offers specific and creative proposals for utilizing market mechanisms to address one of the critical challenges facing the world today." —Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister, Ethiopia |"This is an ... Read more