Refer to the Article Summary. If the 12 nations that are a part of the TPP do not agree to these stricter pharmaceutical patent laws as a way to increase intellectual property rights and ignore any international agreements which do protect these
intellectual property rights, which of the following would most likely occur?
A) More patents would be issued to pharmaceutical companies.
B) Pharmaceutical companies would consider expanding operations to these TPP nations.
C) More dollars would be spent on the development of new medicines.
D) Pharmaceutical companies would decrease investment in the development of more experimental drugs.
D
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a. the price charged by the exporter in its home market and the price charged in the export market. b. the price charged by the exporter in the export market and the price charged in its home market. c. the price charged by the exporter in its home market and the price of an equivalent product in the export market. d. the price of an equivalent product in the export market and the price charged by the exporter in the export market.
According to your textbook, the benefits of civilization are heavily dependent on
A) accurate numerical estimates by government officials of available resources and of basic consumption requirements. B) agreement among the members of society on the best means for achieving their goals. C) agreement among the members of society on the goals to be pursued. D) government planning for long-run economic growth. E) the ability to induce other people to cooperate.