TY - BOOK AU - Fink,Carsten AU - Maskus,Keith E. TI - Intellectual property and development: lessons from recent economic research SN - 9780821357729 AV - K1401 U1 - 346.04'8 PY - 2005/// CY - New York : PB - World Bank, Oxford University Press Incorporated KW - Intellectual property -- Economic aspects. KW - Law and economic development. KW - LAW -- Business & Financial. KW - LAW -- Intellectual Property -- General. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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. UR - http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio7693339 ER -