Zhihui Lin, Hui Qi, Xiping Yang, Ying Chen, Xianfeng Liu
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Abstract
The trade in pharmaceutical products is critical for national health security and human health. However, the dynamics of the global trade in pharmaceutical products and their driving forces are yet to be clarified. Our study first analyzed the spatiotemporal characteristics of the global pharmaceutical trade network from 2000 to 2019. We then identify changes in the status of 187 countries (regions), especially China, in the trade network and investigate the factors influencing network evolution. The results show that global pharmaceutical trade is highly concentrated among a limited number of countries in both import and export trade, with relatively loose network connections mainly consisting of one-way trade. The results also indicated that the core and sub-core export countries are mainly Western Europe, North America, and India. Although China has become a sub-core country in the global trade network, the trade deficit is gradually widening and the concentration of importing countries is increasing annually, indicating a higher trade risk. Additionally, our results suggest that GDP differences and Free Trade Agreement have a significant positive impact on the formation of the pharmaceutical trade network. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the global network of pharmaceutical products and facilitating targeted strategies for pharmaceutical product development.
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The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings
It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics
The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments
The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.
RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts
Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.
FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.
Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.
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