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- Influence
Reflections on the Commercialization of Research Conducted in Public Institutions in Canada
We are presently witnessing a remarkable emphasis upon the commercialization of research in public institutions around the world. The issue is polarizing within the academic community, but the… Expand
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Industry and the Academy: Conflicts of Interest in Contemporary Health Research
- J. Downie, P. Baird, J. Thompson
- Sociology, Medicine
- Health law journal
- 2002
The case of Dr. Nancy Olivieri, the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), the University of Toronto, and Apotex Inc. (hereinafter the "Olivieri case") is critically important to an understanding of the… Expand
Who Says She's a Bourgeois Writer? Reconsidering the Social and Political Contexts of Jane Austen's Novels
- J. Downie
- History
- 26 September 2006
In most of her novels, Jane Austen goes to considerable lengths to offer the reader information about the financial circumstances of her characters, and failure to appreciate its significance can… Expand
Political Characterization in 'Gulliver's Travels'
- J. Downie
- History
- 1977
From the time of its publication onwards Gulliver's Travels has been subjected to severe political analysis, and attempts have been made, with varying degrees of ingenuity, to find consistent… Expand
Jonathan Swift, a Hypocrite Reversed: A Critical Biography@@@Jonathan Swift: Political Writer
- I. Higgins, D. Nokes, J. Downie
- Art
- 1985
Dr Nokes presents a portrait of Swift in his multifarious roles as satirist, politician, churchman, and friend. In particular, he seeks to re-establish a proper balance between Swift's public and… Expand
A Political Biography of Henry Fielding
- J. Downie
- History
- 1 May 2009
The most prominent writers of the eighteenth century, such as Swift and Defoe, Addison and Steele, Pope, Gay, Fielding and Johnson, were actively involved in writing pamphlets and periodical essays… Expand
Clinical Trials and Industry
- P. Baird, J. Downie, Jon Thompson
- Political Science
- Science
- 27 September 2002
Several disputes between clinical researchers and pharmaceutical manufacturers have highlighted the critical importance of protecting the right of trial subjects to disclosure of risks and the… Expand
The Power of Money: Commercialisation of Research Conducted in Public Institutions
- J. Downie
- Political Science
- 2006
Against a backdrop of increased costs and decreased support for universities (particularly for basic research) from government and other traditional non-commercial sources, as well as a transition to… Expand
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Robert Harley and the Press: Propaganda and Public Opinion in the Age of Swift and Defoe
- J. Downie
- History
- 28 August 2008
Part I. 1689-1708: 1. The propaganda of court and country 2. The paper war of 1701 3 Harley and Defoe 4. The Memorial of the Church of England (1705): a case study Part II. 1708-1714: 5. The tort'… Expand
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