Understanding Drugs Markets: An Analysis Of Medicines, Regulations And Pharmaceutical Systems In The Global South (Routledge Studies In The Sociology Of Health And Illness)

Drawing on anthropology, sociology and epidemiology, this multidisciplinary book investigates how pharmaceuticals are produced, distributed, prescribed, and consumed in order to construct a comprehensive understanding of the issues that drive medicine markets in the Global South today. Providing a thorough comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different pharmaceutical systems, it is an important contribution to the literature on pharmaceutalization and the governance of medication. It is of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers interested in medical anthropology, the sociology of health and illness, global health, healthcare management and pharmacy--

• | Author: Carine Baxerres, Maurice Cassier
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: May 31, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 103204313X
• | ISBN-13: 9781032043135