Hira Jhamtani | Jun 26, 2016 | Sustainable Development and Globalisation
A Presidential Decree on 5 October 2004 opened the way for Indonesia to manufacture two generic medicines for treatment of AIDS under a compulsory licence. Lutfiyah Hanim & Hira Jhamtani (published in Third World Resurgence 196, 2006) INDONESIA was the second...
Hira Jhamtani | Jun 22, 2016 | Sustainable Development and Globalisation
There are attempts to foster the false belief that biofuels – fuels derived from plants – are the panacea for the world’s energy crisis and global warming. While the rich countries which refuse to reconsider their unsustainable production and...
Hira Jhamtani | Jun 15, 2016 | Sustainable Development and Globalisation
Some Indonesian farmers were prosecuted at the behest of a seed marketing company for breeding their own seeds instead of purchasing them from the company. Although the cases did not involve genetically modified seeds or seed multinationals, they have some disturbing...
