Establishing Geographical Indications without State Involvement? Learning from Case Studies in Central and West Africa

World Development

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 68-81

  Chabrol, Didier ^a   Mariani, Mariagiulia ^a   Sautier, Denis ^a  

^a UMR INNOVATION   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; food quality; geographical indications; Guinea; OAPI

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; FOOD QUALITY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS;

CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; GUINEA;

EID: 84950155924     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.11.023     Document Type: Article

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