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How law can help solve the collective action problem of antimicrobial resistance
Author(s) -
Hoffman Steven J.,
Bakshi Reema,
Rogers Van Katwyk Susan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-8519
pISSN - 0269-9702
DOI - 10.1111/bioe.12597
Subject(s) - collective action , action (physics) , resistance (ecology) , corporate governance , antibiotic resistance , politics , law and economics , political science , antimicrobial , business , sociology , law , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , ecology , physics , finance , quantum mechanics
Antimicrobial resistance is a global collective action problem with dire consequences for human health. This article considers how domestic and international legal mechanisms can be used to address antimicrobial resistance and overcome the governance and political economy challenges that accelerate it.