Three important aspects of the Canadian pharmaceutical industry-viz. compulsory licence, price control on patented drugs and the R&D scenario. Unlike other developed countries, which have adopted the route of providing higher Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection to promote the growth of...

Agri-environmental schemes provide payments for farmers in return for environmental services. Implementation induces transaction costs (TCs). Borne by farmers (private TCs), their amount may inhibit participation. Research shows substantial variances in private TCs within single schemes, which...

Thomas Lenk, Universität Leipzig, betont, dass der bundesstaatliche Finanzausgleich auch zukünftig die Konturen des kooperativen Föderalismus bewahren und auf den Erhalt der Solidargemeinschaft zwischen finanzkräftigen und finanzschwachen Ländern hinwirken muss.