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China's COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the Global South : between politics and business /

This book unpacks the political economy of China's COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the Global South. Examining the political and economic forces at play, the book demonstrates how China's vaccine provisions have been determined by a complex set of commercial interests, domestic politics, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morgan, Pippa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Colección:Bristol shorts research.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • China's Covid-19 Vaccine Supplies to the Global South: Between Politics and Business
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Notes on the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • One Introduction
  • COVID-19 and the Global South
  • Health impacts
  • Economic impacts
  • Why understanding Chinese vaccine supplies to the Global South matters
  • China, the Global South and crises
  • China and the Global South
  • Political economy in times of crisis
  • Argument, data sources and roadmap
  • Framework and argument
  • Explaining China's vaccine donations
  • Explaining China's sales of vaccines
  • Data sources
  • Roadmap
  • Two Contextualizing China's Position in Global Health
  • Health governance in China
  • Performance legitimacy and infectious disease management
  • China in global health governance
  • China's traditional health aid
  • China in global health governance institutions
  • China in world pharmaceutical markets
  • China's commercial pharmaceutical industry opens up
  • Innovation driven development
  • China in global vaccine markets
  • Conclusion
  • Three 'Vaccine Diplomacy'
  • Narratives on Chinese vaccine supplies
  • Explaining the distribution of Chinese vaccine donations
  • 'Moving the anti-pandemic barrier forward'
  • Maintaining regional stability and supporting established partners
  • Alternative arguments
  • Following established aid practices
  • Illustrative case studies
  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
  • Conclusion
  • Four Market Forces and Commercial Chinese Vaccine Sales
  • The world COVID-19 vaccine marketplace
  • Vaccinating the Global South
  • Not a 'cheap' alternative, but an accessible one
  • 'Seizing the opportunity' of the pandemic
  • China's key players
  • Sinopharm
  • Sinovac
  • CanSino
  • State-corporate cooperation in vaccine development
  • Sinopharm: The state takes the lead.
  • Sinovac: Leveraging an eclectic mix of private and public support
  • CanSino: Private-military partnership
  • The distribution of China's commercial exports of vaccines
  • Africa left behind
  • Conclusion
  • Five Conclusion: Between Politics and Business
  • Key arguments and implications
  • Looking forward: the future of Chinese vaccines in the Global South
  • Challenges
  • Opportunities
  • A Chinese mRNA vaccine?
  • Local manufacturing collaborations
  • Closing thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover.