TY - BOOK TI - Trade, Investment, Innovation and their Impact on Access to Medicines: An Asian Perspective SN - 9781139680721 (ebook) : U1 - 338 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Law KW - International Economic Law N1 - Table of contents: Chapter 1. Economic integration, Asia and medicines Chapter 2. Access to medicines, innovation and the debate at the multilateral level Chapter 3. Trade, investment and medicines: the existing legal and policy construct Chapter 4. Treaties in Asia: embedded risks and lessons from disputes elsewhere Chapter 5. The importance of exceptions and flexibilities Chapter 6. Innovation and competition Chapter 7. Setting new directions: the need for innovative legal and policy solutions Chapter 8. What next?; Includes index N2 - "The last two decades have seen great economic change in Asia and this has impacted upon the vexed question of access to affordable healthcare and medicines in many Asian states. In this book Locknie Hsu examines the issue of access to medicines in Asia from a fresh perspective which embraces trade and investment law, innovation, intellectual property law, competition policy and public health issues. Hsu explores the key evolving legal issues in these areas, including ASEAN integration, free trade agreement negotiations (such as those for the TPP), bilateral investment agreements and significant court decisions. The book goes on to present proposals for steps to be taken in addressing access to medicines in Asia and will be useful to academic researchers, regulators, law-makers and global organizations involved in the issues surrounding access to affordable healthcare and medicines." UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139680721 ER -