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The Battle over Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Latin AmericaThis book focusses on the debates concerning aspects of intellectual property law that bear on access to medicines in a set of developing countries. Specifically, the contributors look at measures that regulate the acquisition, recognition, and use of patent rights on...

Principles and PracticePublic Benefit in Charity Law: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive analysis of the legal principles and practical applications of the public benefit test in charity law in the UK and includes comparisons with Australia, Canada and New Zealand. It provides essential guidance on a fundamental and hotly debated area of...

Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.  This volume is the first complete roadmap to integrative nursing,...

For an endeavour that is largely based on conversation it may seem obvious to suggest that psychotherapy is discursive. After all, therapists and clients primarily use talk, or forms of discourse, to accomplish therapeutic aims. However, talk or discourse has usually been seen as secondary to the actual business of therapy - a necessary conduit for...

The seventh edition of Tort introduces the central principles of the subject, providing a clear and concise exposition of the law in an easy-to-use format. The text is an excellent introduction to this key area of undergraduate study, and can also be used as an ongoing revision and reference source to provide extra support to students throughout...

Challenging the Wisdom of SystemsHow to use information and communication technologies in organizations and how to manage their impact has been the traditional domain of computer specialists and management consultants. The former have offered multiple ways to represent, model, and build applications that would streamline and accelerate data flows,...