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- Abstract:
- The 21st century faces a series of social issues such as extreme poverty, war, income inequality, discrimination, and political and economic disparity. Among these, world poverty is certainly one with a tremendous global impact, due to its multidimensional factors such as hunger, poor education, low income, health crisis, gender inequality, exploitation of child labor and low economic growth, all part of the social phenomena. Understanding the complex scope of poverty, the study examined the health problem in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the relationships between numerous health issues, including HIV/AIDS infections, social responsible pricing (differential pricing), and pharmaceutical companies is investigated. Essential measures and factors necessary in order to seek health improvements in these Sub-Saharan countries are proposed. Further, the significance of global effort in order to reduce poverty is clearly emphasized. It is argued that the theory of socially responsible pricing is the strategy that will provide more contributions to developing countries in areas like Sub-Saharan Africa. The main research methodology for this study was an analysis of variety of textual sources. Information from appropriate textbooks, academic journals and statistical data from multinational corporations and recommendations by governments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, International Monetary Fund and United Nations Development Program are incorporated in order to support thesis research. Following the reality that health is accepted as a fundamental human right, not as a privilege, a goal is to present new ideas and emphasize the use of differential pricing for drugs which will serve markets in high income and in developing countries. The primary purpose of this thesis is to introduce and propose the idea of how differential pricing theory model could contribute to the improvement of the world’s poorest countries. Lastly, the goal is to demonstrate the importance of social responsible pricing theory; the importance of understanding the dangers of the current health issue in the Sub-Saharan region which could have an unfathomable adverse impact on the world, if left unattended.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Honors)--Barry University, 2007.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-41).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Ivana Fredotovic. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- HC800 .Z9 F74 2007_FredotovicIvana ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- HC800 .Z9 F74 2007 ( lcc )
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