Speculative Markets: Drug Circuits and Derivative Life in Nigeria (Experimental Futures)

Synopsis

Introduction: chemical multitudes : fake drugs and pharmaceutical regulation in Nigeria -- Idumota : pharmacists, traders, and the new free market -- Risky populations : divestment and militarized austerity -- Regulation as a problem of discernment : open markets in the making -- Derivative life : nominalization and the logic of the hustle -- Chemical arbitrage : a social life of bioequivalence -- Marketing new monopolies: intellectual property, debt, and drug geopolitics -- Conclusion: old specters, new dreams. Kristin Peterson. Includes bibliographical references and index.