From the ‘tragedy of the commons’ to the ‘tragedy of the commonplace’: Analysis and synthesis through the lens of economic theory

Biodiversity and the Law: Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 115-134

  Vogel, Joseph Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 84925821437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770576     Document Type: Chapter

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