Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides : an Economic Approach.

Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides : an Economic Approach.

The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, and pests to pesticides, threatens to undo some of the most remarkable advances made in public health and agriculture during the past century. Though the potential consequences of increased antibiotic and pesticide resistance are far reaching, re...

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Main Author: Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Earthscan, 2002.
Subjects:
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Pesticide resistance.
Pesticide resistance > Economic aspects.
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Pesticide resistance
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Contributors; About This Book; Overview of Chapters; Final Thoughts; Acknowledgements; Notes; Introduction: On the Economics of Resistance; What Role Can Economics Play?; How Big Is the Problem?; How Can We Make the Best Use of Existing Antibiotics and Pesticides?; How Can We Encourage the Development of New Antibiotics and Pesticides?; Directions for Further Research; References; PART I: Issues of Optimal Management of Resistance; Chapter 1 Dynamics of Antibiotic Use Ecological versus Interventionist Strategies To Manage Resistance to Antibiotics.
  • Chapter 2 Using Antibiotics When Resistance Is RenewableChapter 3 Value of Treatment Heterogeneity for Infectious Diseases; Commentary: To Take or Not To Take the Antibiotic?; Commentary: Same Infection, Same Time, Same Antibiotic?; Chapter 4 Pest Mobility, Market Share, and the Efficacy of Refuge Requirements for Resistance Management; Commentary: Need for Direct Collaboration between Economists and Biologists; PART II: The Impact of Resistance; Chap.

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