Intellectual property and development :
Intellectual property and development : lessons from recent economic research /
- New York : World Bank ; Oxford University Press Incorporated, c2005.
- xiv, 339 p. :ill,
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the mid-1990s, the World Trade Organization developed the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which sets out minimum standards of IPR protection. The World Bank has held keen interest in better understanding how well-designed intellectual property policies can help foster development and reduce poverty. This volume brings together studies conducted by World Bank or Bank-affiliated economic researchers who seek to better understand the economic underpinnings of the different degrees and forms of IPR protection.
9780821357729 0821357727 (Trade Paper)
Intellectual property -- Economic aspects.
Law and economic development.
LAW -- Business & Financial.
LAW -- Intellectual Property -- General.
K1401
346.04'8 / INT
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the mid-1990s, the World Trade Organization developed the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which sets out minimum standards of IPR protection. The World Bank has held keen interest in better understanding how well-designed intellectual property policies can help foster development and reduce poverty. This volume brings together studies conducted by World Bank or Bank-affiliated economic researchers who seek to better understand the economic underpinnings of the different degrees and forms of IPR protection.
9780821357729 0821357727 (Trade Paper)
Intellectual property -- Economic aspects.
Law and economic development.
LAW -- Business & Financial.
LAW -- Intellectual Property -- General.
K1401
346.04'8 / INT