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Policy as a Driver of Economic Growth:Historical Evidence from the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry


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Sound implementation of a well-crafted policy decision allows for technological innovation and sectoral economic proliferation. The rise of the Indian pharmaceutical sector is a classic example in this context. This article aims to trace the evolution of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, highlighting the robust policy decisions favouring the proliferation of the pharmaceutical industry. The national linkages in the form of institutional capacity building and technological improvements have also been focused upon.

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Health Policy, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry History, Open Source, Science Policy History, Science and Technology Policy.
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Authors

Nisha Chandran
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi 110 025, India
Samir K. Brahmachari
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi 110 025, India

Abstract


Sound implementation of a well-crafted policy decision allows for technological innovation and sectoral economic proliferation. The rise of the Indian pharmaceutical sector is a classic example in this context. This article aims to trace the evolution of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, highlighting the robust policy decisions favouring the proliferation of the pharmaceutical industry. The national linkages in the form of institutional capacity building and technological improvements have also been focused upon.

Keywords


Health Policy, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry History, Open Source, Science Policy History, Science and Technology Policy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi06%2F1181-1193