CBA G212 - Patenting Life :Aids,Africa,and the High Cost of Lifesaving Medicines

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Examines the question of whether multinational companies who discover, develop, patent, and market medicines to treat AIDS have a legal, ethical, or business obligation to make those drugs affordable for sick and dying people in Africa and other developing countries. Includes concepts of fiduciary duty, stakeholders, and corporate social responsibility in the framework.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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