| Description |
xx, 628 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Critical perspectives on the global trading system and the WTO ; 1 |
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Critical perspectives on the global trading system and the WTO ; 1
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| Contents |
Introduction / Keith E. Maskus -- 1. Trade-related intellectual property issues : the Uruguay Round Agreement and its economic implications / Carlos A. Primo Braga -- 2. TRIPs and the WTO : an uneasy marriage / Arvind Panagariya -- 3. Regulatory standards in the WTO : comparing intellectual property rights with competition policy, environmental protection, and core labor standards / Keith E. Maskus -- 4. Life after TRIPS - aggression and opposition / Susan K. Sell -- 5. An introduction to the law and economics of intellectual property / Stanley M. Besen and Leo J. Raskind -- 6. Economic theories about the benefits and costs of patents / Roberto Mazzoleni and Richard R. Nelson -- 7. Adapting the intellectual property system to new technologies / John H. Barton -- 8. Intellectual property rights and competition policy : a framework for the analysis of economic and legal issues / Nancy T. Gallini and Michael J. Trebilcock -- 9. Intellectual property rights and economic development / Carlos A. Primo Braga, Carsten Fink and Claudia Paz Sepulveda -- 10. Sharing the benefits of biodiversity : is there a role for the patent system? / Graham Dutfield -- 11. Social costs and benefits of introducing patent protection for pharmaceutical drugs in developing countries / Julio J. Nogues -- 12. Post-trips options for access to patented medicines in developing nations / F. M. Scherer and Jayashree Watal -- 13. Patents, appropriate technology, and north-south trade / Ishac Diwan and Dani Rodrik -- 14. Strategic trade policy, intellectual property rights protection, and north-south trade / Kresimir Zigic -- 15. Intellectual property rights and foreign direct investment / Amy Jocelyn Glass and Kamal Saggi -- 16. The north's intellectual property rights standard for the south? / Edwin L.-C. Lai and Larry D. Qiu -- 17. How trade-related are intellectual property rights? / Keith E. Maskus and Mohan Penubarti -- 18. How do foreign patent rights affect U.S. exports, affiliate sales, and licenses? / Pamela J. Smith -- 19. Do stronger patents induce more innovation? : evidence from the 1988 Japanese patent law reforms / Mariko Sakakibara and Lee Branstetter -- 20. Reaping what you sow : an empirical analysis of international patent harmonization / Phillip McCalman -- 21. The role of intellectual property rights in economic growth / David M. Gould and William C. Gruben |
| Summary |
"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. 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"An Elgar Reference Collection." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World Trade Organization.
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Intellectual property -- Economic aspects.
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Intellectual property.
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Foreign trade regulation.
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| Author |
Maskus, Keith E. (Keith Eugene)
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| LC no. |
2004056380 |
| ISBN |
1843762374 |
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