Regulating Bioprospecting: Institutions for Drug Research, Access, And Benefit Sharing
Author: Padmashree Gehl Sampath Manufacturer: United Nations University Press Keywords: Drug testing ISBN: 9280811126
Book description The search for useful biochemical compounds and genes in nature has been the focus of international negotiations for more than a decade, yet debate on the terms for access to genetic resources, traditional knowledge and benefit-sharing is far from settled. This book examines the optimal property rights structures and institutional mechanisms for regulating bioprospecting for drug research. Focusing on the economics of contracts, it shows that the rights exchanged are complementary at each stage of drug discovery and development of genetic resources. The author examines bioprospecting collaborations in several countries and critiques institutional and contractual factors that led to their
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