Intellectual property piracy in a North-South context: Empirical evidence

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-349

  Goldsmith, Peter ^a   Ramos, Gabriel ^a   Steiger, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agricultural seeds; Argentina; Intellectual property rights; International development; Soybeans

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; GLOBAL TRADE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; SEED; SOYBEAN;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33751220515     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2006.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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