Information on "Human Security" and "South Asia"
April 2013
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8 Apr 2013
Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles
Author: Amitendu Palit
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Using the Supreme Court of India's rejection of Novartis’s appeal for patenting and exclusive marketing of the cancer drug Glivec as a backdrop, this paper discusses India's intellectual property rights law and its implications for pharmaceutical inn... More on «Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles» -
Apr 2013
Enter the Dragon and the Elephant
Author: Yanzhong Huang
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This working paper addresses the Indian and Chinese participation to the global health management. More on «Enter the Dragon and the Elephant»
December 2012
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28 Dec 2012
Economic Inefficiencies in Farm-Market Linkages in Agriculture Value Chain in India: Problems and Solutions
Author: Anshul Pachouri
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper argues that India's agricultural sector faces some significant challenges. More on «Economic Inefficiencies in Farm-Market Linkages in Agriculture Value Chain in India: Problems and Solutions»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change
Author: Koko Warner, Kees Van der Geest, Sönke Kreft, Saleemul Huq, Sven Harmeling, Koen Kusters, Alex de Sherbinin
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This report is based on the research carried out by the Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative carried out to find out how the impact of climate change on society leads to loss and damage among vulnerable households. More on «Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in North-Western Pakistan
Author: Babar Shahbaz, Qasim Ali Shah, Abid Q Suleri, Steve Commins, Akbar Ali Malik
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper reviews evidence from the existing literature regarding poverty, livelihoods, food insecurity, access to basic services, social protection and aid and governance in Pakistan. More on «Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in North-Western Pakistan»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Regional Legal Reference Resource on Protective Laws related to HIV, Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People in South Asia
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This document is the result of a joint IDLO/UNDP initiative to promote an enabling legal environment and strengthen the legal response to HIV in South Asia. More on «Regional Legal Reference Resource on Protective Laws related to HIV, Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People in South Asia»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Two TRIPs to Innovation
Author: Verena Schüren
Publisher: Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy (ATASP)
Analysis of the post-TRIPs pharmaceutical innovation systems (PIS) in India and Brazil reveals major differences in the regulatory outcomes that go far beyond the mere (non-)adoption of certain flexibilities. More on «Two TRIPs to Innovation» -
Jun 2012
State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: Victoria Fan, Anup Karan, Ajay Mahal
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health expenditures in households ‘below the poverty line. More on «State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India»
May 2012
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May 2012
An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications
Author: Mairon G Bastos Lima
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper sets out to examine how different developing countries have attempted to promote rural development through biofuel production, what social outcomes those strategies have created, and what lessons can be learned, such as in terms of biofuel... More on «An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications »
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Incentives for Life
Author: Thomas J Bollyky, Amanda Glassman
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This report proposes applying Cash-on-Delivery (COD) Aid as a new incentive mechanism for tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries. More on «Incentives for Life»
