TY  - BOOK
AU  - Braga,Carlos Alberto Primo
AU  - Sepulveda,Claudia Paz
AU  - Fink,Carsten
TI  - Intellectual property rights and economic development
SN  - 9780821347089
AV  - K1401 .B73 2000
U1  - 346.048 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Intellectual property
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - .Intellectual property
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - "This discussion paper draws on three background papers ... commissioned for the 1998-99 World Development Report, titled Knowledge for Development" ... [and] several contributions made to an electronic conference ... organized by the World Bank's TechNet network ... . Archives of this conference can be accessed at www.vita.org/technet/iprs"--P. viii; Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-[57])
N2  - To address some of the issues concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), this paper defines what they are and attempts to evaluate the relationship between the protection of intellectual property and economic activity in developing countries. It also summarizes the economic effects of IPRs in terms of creation and diffusion of knowledge and information; and market structure and prices. Furthermore, it discusses the reformation of IPRs regimes and makes recommendations for their administration and enforcement.
ER  -