Strong Medicine Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004) The world is in the midst of a “longevity revolution.” Between 1900 and 2000, life expectancy at birth increased from about 47 to 77 years, and life expectancy at 65 increased from 12 to 18 years. Furthermore, James Fries and other have noted a “compression of morbidity,” which refers to a reduction… Strong Medicine Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004) The world is in the midst of a “longevity revolution.” Between 1900 and 2000, life expectancy at birth increased from about 47 to 77 years, and life expectancy at 65 increased from 12 to 18 years. Furthermore, James Fries and other have noted a “compression of morbidity,” which refers to a reduction…

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