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Genetic Inventions, Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing Practices : Evidence and Policies
2003
Few topics in the life sciences today provoke as much debate as the availability of patent protection on "genetic … inventions". Some hold that protection is essential to encourage innovation and development of new products. Others argue that … that despite sometimes controversial licensing practices the patent system has broadly achieved what is intended. The …
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Managing technological change in less-advanced developing countries
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - 1991
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A Better World for All : Progress Towards the International Development Goals
2000
In a first-ever joint report by the UN, the OECD, the World Bank and the IMF, the world’s four principal development … international development address that most compelling of human desires-a world free of poverty and free of the misery that poverty …
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New horizons for foreign direct investment : Global Forum on International Investment
2002
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Helping Prevent Violent Conflict : Part I: Helping Prevent Violent Conflict: Orientations for External Partners - Part II: Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation on the Thres...
2001
These Guidelines provide ways for donor governments to honour their commitment to conflict prevention as an integral part of the quest to reduce poverty. They cover key issues such as: security, development and dealing with small arms; regional co-operation; peace processes, justice and...
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Special and Differential Treatment Under the GATS
2006
This report sets out the particular approach to special and differential treatment (SDT) in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). In particular, the report explores how the degree of flexibility afforded to all Members under the GATS shapes its approach to SDT. Further, the report...
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Regulatory Co-operation for an Interdependent World
1994
This report examines the impact of policy interdependence on how governments regulate. It has two purposes. The first is to understand better the dynamics of thc emerging multi-governmental regulatory system, and the relationships, institutions, and processes that comprise its working parts. The...
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Innovation and the Development Agenda
2010
Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current … financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates … innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of …
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Digital Broadband Content: Music
2005
Digital content and digital delivery of content and information are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, driven by the expanding technological capabilities and performance of delivery platforms, the rapid uptake of broadband technologies and improved performance of hardware and software. Network...
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