Should medicines be made by public companies?
Essential medicines should be produced by public companies.
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
What's at stake: Medicine shortages raise the question of dependence on distant factories. The disagreement is over the answer: the state as producer, or incentives.
The left's argument
Shortages show the limits of the market. Public production guarantees access.
The centre's argument
Strategic stockpiles and production brought back to Europe, without nationalising.
The right's argument
The state is not a good manufacturer. Better to encourage firms to produce in Europe.
And you, where do you stand?
Answer 30 situations like this one and find out where you stand, topic by topic.