Table 1.

Design Principles for Global Public Goods and the Nascent Field of Public Health Pharmacogenomics

Clearly defined beneficiary of success; Convergence between success and environmental conditions is necessary; Contributions necessary to develop and use common resources should be monitored by individuals who developed and use the GPGs; Dialogue and discourse mechanisms should be available; Governance systems are organized in nested enterprises and each organization must conform to larger systems; Individuals affected by GPGs should have a voice in modifying the developmental pathways; and Individuals producing GPGs should have the ability to devise their own ways of achieving ends.