Concentration in ownership of plant variety rights: Some implications for developing countries

Food Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 519-546

  Srinivasan, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration; Developing countries; Innovation; Intellectual property rights; Plant variety protection

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENETIC RESOURCE; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PLANT; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EID: 1642480864     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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