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How have the less developed nations fared in the process of spatial diffusion? Have they suffered in terms of arrival time lags and availability of Pharmaceuticals? Before attempting to answer these and other related questions some definitions are necessary. In particular it is important to identify those countries that come within the less developed category. Table 6.1 will help.
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See J. E. S. Parker, The Economics of Innovation: the National and multinational Enterprise in Technological change, 2nd edn, Longman, 1978.
Henry G. Grabowski, ‘Regulation and the International Diffusion of Pharmaceuticals’ in Robert B. Holms (ed.), The International Supply of Medicine, American Enterprise Institute, 1980.
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Parker, J.E.S. (1984). Less Developed Nations. In: The International Diffusion of Pharmaceuticals. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06599-8_6
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