In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is...

Introduction -- Literature Review -- An Overview of Recreational Drug Consumption in Australia -- Modelling Consumption of Individual Drugs -- Modelling Multiple Drug Use using a Multivariate Approach -- Modelling Alcohol Consumption by Levels using an Ordered Generalised Extreme Value (OGEV)...

The Challenge: A Transnational Response to HIV/AIDS -- Profiling the Provision Status of Health-Promoting Public Goods Against AIDS -- International Transfers -- Regional Constraints and HIV/AIDS -- Summary and Concluding Remarks

This work examines the current, relevant and complex problem of how companies can take an intellectual property lead within research and development collaborations. Special emphasis is placed on the early phases of the innovation process and the service industry sector, in which intellectual...

Walk down any main street in Shanghai, Paris or New York and you will see evidence of the counterfeit goods trade. Everyone has seen or heard of fake Prada bags or Omega watches. But how large is the counterfeit market? It appears that the same numbers have been quoted repeatedly in sources...

The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. This book examines two issues that are at the center of the public discussion on biodiversity. It...

Einführung -- Ordnungsrahmen des Außenhandels -- Erscheinungsformen und Geschäftssysteme im Außenhandel -- Außenhandelsmarketing -- Kaufverträge und Handelsbräuche im Außenhandel -- Lieferbedingungen im Außenhandel -- Transportwesen im Außenhandel -- Dokumente im Außenhandel --...