Regulating bioprospecting : institutions for drug research, access, and benefit-sharing / Padmashree Gehl Sampath.

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2005], ©2005.

xii, 274 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index.

Bioprospecting for drug research: an overview -- Drug R&D and the structure of the industry -- International policy dimensions of bioprospecting -- Transaction costs and their impact on the market for bioprospecting -- Intellectual property rights on traditional medicinal knowledge: a process oriented perspective -- The scope of the right to regulate access -- Conclusions and recommendations.