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The transition from cash to plastic cards has been a rapid one. With the convenience of these cards came the issue of security, rapid technological changes and society s adaptation to these changes. There was also the legal issue which is an area of concern, so it is natural that each country has its own law to protect cardholders. This book tracks the history of cards and its various types, payment models and technology like RFID. This book throws light on the ...
The Global Pharmaceutical Industry is greatly impacted by provisions of Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). This industry became the centre of controversy over the conflict of right to health and right to patents. In Brazil and South Africa, governments tried to save their populace from AIDS epidemic and were forced to violate patents over AIDS drugs. Since this trigger, a lot of debate and numerous writings have come up on the subject. This book ...
Under the aegis of the TRIPS agreement, the global pharmaceutical industry became the centre of controversy. TRIPS provides product patents which seek to reward the innovator of the drug in the form of monopoly pricing. The freedom to price drugs leads to an increase in drug prices raising serious health concerns. In 2001, Brazil and South Africa openly violated the TRIPS agreement and issued licenses to manufacture generic version of AIDS medicine patented by ...
US has a very vibrant economy and one of the prime reasons for it is a very thriving and dynamic environment for entrepreneurship. US is regarded as the world leader in Entrepreneurship and many countries are trying to imitate the success that US has achieved. This book tries to cover various aspects of this phenomenon. The occurrence in US has been able to unleash entrepreneurial energies and channelise them into economically productive activities. The ...