Owning the Sun - A People s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID 19

For readers of ; Outlining how generations of public health and science advocates have attempted to hold the line against Big Pharma and their allies in government, Alexander Zaitchik’s first-of-its-kind history documents the rise of privatized medicine in the United States and its subsequent globalization. From the controversial arrival of patent-wielding German drug firms in the late nineteenth century to present-day coordination between industry and philanthropic organizations--including the influential Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation--that stymie international efforts to vaccinate the world against COVID-19,

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Zaitchik, Zaitchik Alexander
• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2023
• EAN: 9781640095908
• ISBN: 978-1-64009-590-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 221 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, History of Medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Manufacturing industries, Infectious and contagious diseases