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    The relative impact of trade liberalization on developing countries

    Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2002
    Although many people point out the positive aspects brought from trade liberalisation to the developing countries, it is not clear whether or not the developing countries as a group are facing a net gain.This paper mainly focuses on costs of trade liberalisation on developing countries and identifies the following disadvantages:the elimination of the rich countries' barriers to the merc
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    WIPO moves toward “world” patent system

    GRAIN, 2002
    This paper discusses the possibility of having a world patent system, that is one bureau issuing “world patents” which are automatically valid in all countries.
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    Indigenous Knowledges: opportunities and challenges

    Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank, 2001
    This paper introduces indigenous knowledge (IK) as a significant resource which could contribute to the increased efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the development process. IK is defined as the basis for community-level decision making in areas pertaining to food security, human and animal health, education, natural resource management and other vital economic and social activities.
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    Modern biotechnology and developing-world agriculture

    Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2002
    This essay provides and introduction to agricultural biotechnology in a developing country context. The author looks at issues of food security, consumer acceptance, sectoral change and regulation in the context of advances in genomics and bioinformatics which have led to an increase in the rate and volume of advances in the biotech.
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    IP for traditional knowledge on-line: recognizing, respecting and rewarding creativity and innovation at grassroots

    World Intellectual Property Organization, 2002
    The central thesis of this paper is that given the inadequacies in the technical competence and infrastructural capabilities of most of the developing world, an international registry administered electronically by WIPO and/or its subsidiaries might provide the most effective tool for meeting the aspirations of grassroots innovators and traditional knowledge holders.The paper is organised in th
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    Are intellectual property rights stifling agricultural biotechnology in developing countries?

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000
    This summary of research from IFPRI addresses the issue of balancing corporations increasing desire to seek IP protection for biotech. products against concerns that developing countries will not have access to these new developments.
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    Indigenous knowledge dossier

    SciDev.Net, 2002
    This dossier is intended to contribute to the exchange of information on indigenous knowledge (IK) by providing relevant annotated links to external websites, offering access to discussion groups and to electronic versions of key reports and documents within the field of IK.The dossier critically addresses key issues relating to the possible contribution of IK to development and science.
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    The protection of traditional knowledge and folklore: summary of issues raised and points made

    World Trade Organization, 2002
    This note summarises the issues raised and the points made by delegations in the Council for TRIPS in regard to the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore.
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    WIPO moves towards "world" patent system

    GRAIN, 2002
    Paper taking a critical look at the "WIPO patent agenda" that GRAIN believes is the begining of a framework for a world patent system characterised as "an Orwellian mixture of dream (e.g. for global corporations, which get a “one-stop shop” to deal with) and nightmare (e.g.
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    WIPO patent agenda: options for development of the international patent system

    World Intellectual Property Organization, 2002
    This paper is intended to survey the major issues confronting the international patent system, together with options for future work.

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