Reforming intellectual property rights and the Bt cotton seed industry in China: Who benefits from policy reform?

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 793-801

  Hu, Ruifa ^a   Pray, Carl ^b   Huang, Jikun ^a   Rozelle, Scott ^c   Fan, Cunhui ^a   Zhang, Caiping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; China; Intellectual property rights; Seed industry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES; BT COTTONS; CHINA; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; NORTHERN CHINAS; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGIES; POLICY CHANGES; POLICY REFORMS; PRIMARY DATUM; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; ELECTRIC REACTORS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

SEED;

EID: 64049101140     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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