1. China, India and the political economy of medical supplies
- Author:
- Stein Sundstol Eriksen
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- Summary: • The pandemic and lockdowns threaten the supply of medicines, especially from India • Poor countries relying on supplies of cheap Indian medicines are especially vulnerable • New medicines and vaccines are likely to be developed and patented by Western companies and will be expensive. • Norway should help fund the supply of medicines and promote reforms of patent rules to make medicines more affordable
- Topic:
- Political Economy, Asia, Vaccine, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- China, South Asia, India, and Asia