Transfer of technology to developing countries: Unilateral and multilateral policy options

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1587-1602

  Hoekman, Bernard M ^a   Maskus, Keith E ^b   Saggi, Kamal ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilateral trade negotiations; Technology transfer; WTO

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRADE AGREEMENT; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 26844566282     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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