In this work, meant as an introduction to the contributions of the task force on Industrial Policies and Development … development. We begin by arguing how misleading the "market failure" language can be in order to assess the necessity of public …

The paper - which will introduce the book Intellectual Property Rights: Legal and Economic Challenges for Development … - discusses the role of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the process of development, both from the point of view of the …

learning. The rates and patterns of development of such capabilities are fundamentally shaped by the opportunities that … then review the historical evidence on the roles of patents in economic development. Next we discuss the changes in the IPR …

of Policies for Industrial Development", edited by M. Cimoli, G. Dosi and J. E. Stiglitz, Oxford University Press …