Corporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Michael Clarke, John Braithwaite

Journal of Law and Society · 1984 · 397 citations · 14 references

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TL;DR

The pharmaceutical industry has a history of corporate crime, including negligence and fraud in drug safety testing. The study aims to develop strategies for controlling corporate crime in the pharmaceutical industry. The authors collect evidence through interviews with corporate executives, as detailed in an appendix. Other sections cover bribery, unsafe manufacturing practices, antitrust violations, corporate influence, global drug company practices, and data manipulation.

Abstract

Preface 1. Introduction: an industry case study of corporate crime 2. Bribery 3. Safety testing of drugs: from negligence to fraud 4. Unsafe manufacturing practices 5. Antitrust 6. The corporation as pusher 7. Drug companies and the Third World 8. Fiddling 9. Strategies for controlling corporate crime Appendix: Getting interviews with corporate executives Notes Bibliography Index

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