Policy responses to COVID-19: lessons for the global trade and investment regime

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of lives around the globe, caused major morbidity and provoked widespread economic and social disruption. In response, governments have enacted policies to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. This research focuses in on policies aimed at increasing access to essential health products and services by comparing them to the global rules governing trade, investment and intellectual property. We have assessed whether these rules have or could have constrained countries in responding to this and future crises. The study identifies the nature and scope of the trade-related health sector policies implemented by our sample group of countries, selected because of their systemic significance: the United States, G

SUBMITTER: Thrasher R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature