{"product_id":"immunization-and-states-stuart-blume-9780367672270","title":"Immunization and States: The Politics of Making Vaccines","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobally, there has been a move away from national public sector vaccine development over the past 30 years. \u003cem\u003eImmunization and States: The Politics of Making Vaccines\u003c\/em\u003e explores vaccine geopolitics, analyzing why, and how this move happened, before looking at the ramifications in the context of Covid-19.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis unique book uses eight country studies - looking at Croatia, India, Iran, the Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Sweden - to explore the role of public sector vaccine institutes, past and present. Raising questions about national sovereignty, the erosion of multilateralism, and geopolitics, it also contributes to debates around public interest and privatization in the health sector. An extended introduction sets the chapters in an international context, whilst the epilogue looks forward to the future of vaccine development and production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an important book for students, scholars, and practitioners with an interest in vaccine development from a range of fields, including public health, medicine, science and technology studies, history of medicine, politics, international relations, and the sociology of health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Blume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367672278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367672270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Stuart Blume","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993117917439,"sku":"9780367672270","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b3f6759-361c-43e8-ae49-9d6eec3e167f.jpg?v=1683322616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/immunization-and-states-stuart-blume-9780367672270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}