While the pharmaceutical industry can play an important role in converting the knowledge generated by the Human Genome Project into new medicines, it also faces a popular perception that it is simply out to make money by promoting unsafe medicines to an unsuspecting public. Written by former...

Innovation and industrial evolution -- History-friendly models: methods and fundamentals -- The US computer industry and the dynamics of concentration -- Vertical integration and dis-integration in the computer industry -- The pharmaceutical industry and the role of demand -- Reprise and conclusions