The proportion of affected populations who flee violent conflict is much smaller than is widely assumed. Many decide to remain in the conflict zones. They are often referred to as stayees. Three groups can be identified. Some people stay voluntarily. Others do so involuntarily, for example...

The grant of monopoly patent protection is justified normally as a means for giving incentive for innovation. Market driven innovation is not necessarily equitable, however, and the development concerns over the international intellectual property regime governing the products of medical...

In the recent past we have seen a number of natural and man-made catastrophes where the international community has responded in providing the basic necessities of life such as food, shelter and medical supplies. There are however some problems with respect to the delivery of humanitarian...

The authors use an original data set covering more than 400 recent natural disasters to analyze the determinants of international emergency aid. Although humanitarian need is a major determinant of emergency relief payments, the results imply that political and strategic factors play a crucial...