The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights and the Knowledge Economy (Critical Perspectives on the Global Trading System and the WTO series, 1) - Hardcover

 
9781843762379: The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights and the Knowledge Economy (Critical Perspectives on the Global Trading System and the WTO series, 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1843762374 ISBN 13: 9781843762379
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This comprehensive collection brings together major articles written by leading economists, political scientists and legal scholars to analyse the complexities of the modern global system of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and its relationship with the WTO.

The papers selected consider the role of IPRs in the knowledge economy, itself a force for rapid globalisation. They first place IPRs into context as a trade issue and their controversial role within the WTO. Several articles analyse the ability of IPRs to encourage innovation and support markets, emphasising controversial problems in developing countries: special attention is given to the role of patents in biodiversity and essential medicines. Additional contributions provide important theoretical and empirical perspectives on the economics of IPRs in the global economy, including effects on trade, investment, innovation, growth, and technology policies.

This authoritative volume will be an important source of reference for scholars and policymakers seeking to understand the development and trade impacts of intellectual property protection.

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About the Author

Edited by Keith E. Maskus, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, US

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1843762374
ISBN 13 
9781843762379
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
648
Editor
Maskus Keith E.