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Towards an optimal TRIPS-compliant industrial policy for the pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorAla, M.U.
dc.contributor.conferencePublic Policy in the 'Asian Century' conference (9 Dec 2012 - 10 Dec 2012 : Melbourne, Australia)
dc.contributor.editorSullivan, H.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSince 1982, under a protective regulatory regime, Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in off-patent drugs. Of significance, all LDCs including Bangladesh need to implement the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the WTO in 2016. Thisregulatory change warrantsenhanced technology and R&D adoption to improve firms’ competitiveness. Using data obtained from 94 pharmaceutical companies through a questionnaire survey, this study provides an empirical analysis of firm-level TRIPS-related vulnerability facing the Bangladeshi pharmaceutical sector. Ifind that R&D-related and international competitiveness-related vulnerabilities are the most important types of vulnerability. A vulnerability-based classification using cluster analysis reveals that the least vulnerable firms have comparatively higher involvement in independentand collaborative R&D activities.However, at the industry level, the inter-firm and firm-academia/institution collaboration is significantly low. Thestudy underlines the importance of careful policy intervention to providesustained institutional support to create incentives for multidimensional R&D collaboration,including public-private partnerships.
dc.identifier.citationPublic Policy in the 'Asian Century' conference, 2013 / Sullivan, H. (ed./s)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/154955
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Melbourne
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 The Author
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dc.subjectpharmaceutical industr
dc.subjectBangladesh
dc.subjectpublic policy
dc.titleTowards an optimal TRIPS-compliant industrial policy for the pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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