Examining the “subtle shift” in the TRIPS Waiver talks

Newsletter Edition #98 [The Friday Deep Dives]

Hi,

I was reminded this week of a conversation I had many years ago, with a land-rights activist in India. He said, "Capital(ism) has patience. The point is if people’s resistance will outlive that patience.”

This came to mind, thinking of the TRIPS waiver discussions. Undoubtedly it might have been frustrating for negotiators on either side to keep reit…