Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade
Keith E. Maskus
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Description for Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade
Hardcover. Offers comprehensive and analytical literature surveys of the central questions regarding the linkages between intellectual property protection, international trade and investment, and economic growth. This book covers such questions as policy coordination in IPR, dispute resolution, and markets for technology and technology transfer. Editor(s): Maskus, Keith E. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamid; Choi, Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 782 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KN; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1008.
In recent years intellectual property rights (IPR) took on major significance as an element of global trade regulation. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) obliges member countries to protect patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. This mandate has great impact in developing nations, which had generally weaker IPR standards prior to TRIPS and subsequent agreements. This emerging international regime for protecting IPR raises thorny questions about how the new rules of the game might affect fundamental economic processes, including innovation, trade and economic development. The governments of many developing countries ... Read more
In recent years intellectual property rights (IPR) took on major significance as an element of global trade regulation. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) obliges member countries to protect patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. This mandate has great impact in developing nations, which had generally weaker IPR standards prior to TRIPS and subsequent agreements. This emerging international regime for protecting IPR raises thorny questions about how the new rules of the game might affect fundamental economic processes, including innovation, trade and economic development. The governments of many developing countries ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
782
Condition
New
Series
Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
Number of Pages
782
Place of Publication
Kidlington, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780444527646
SKU
V9780444527646
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99-50
About Keith E. Maskus
Keith E. Maskus is Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Social Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He has been a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. He is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for International Economics, a Fellow at the Kiel Institute for World Economics, and an Adjunct Professor ... Read more
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