more than ever before a matter of trade. Furthermore, under the WTO's TRIPS Agreement, we now have a global copyright … (Gcopy;) regime. The globalization of copyright law destabilized previous balances. The shift to a trade environment requires … detached from its previously underlying philosophies and is now void of a coherent theory, other than that of a trade ideology …

Trade regulation may never have been in more flux than it is nowadays. Apart from the emergence of ‘megaregionals … interests within the World Trade Organization (WTO) puts into question its ability to achieve its central objective of free …(r) trade. While internally rethinking the future of the WTO, it seems opportune to discuss, and factor in the realities of …

€“ innovation and trade – are in danger of being compromised by the COVID-19 pandemic, under conditions increasingly reminiscent … concentration and dominance, and the multilateral trade system had been buckling under pressure from a return to mercantilist ideas …. The COVID-19 pandemic may cause a permanent reduction in innovation and entrepreneurship and may even bring the 4th …

Standard political economy analysis suggests that, in China and India, as in other countries, domestic producers … promotes growth? How have WTO rules so far affected the ability of India and China to promote growth in these respects? This … essay examines the constraints that the WTO may impose on China and India as they engage in industrial policy towards …

The present study assesses how governance affects information and communication technology (ICT) at the global level … contingent on macroeconomic policy factors such as trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), manufacturing value added, and … promotes ICT development, while trade openness (industrial added value) moderates governance to promote (dampen) ICT …

developing countries and especially the least developed among them secure a share in the growth in international trade … diversify production, linking to the Global Value Chains and developing adequate infra-structures facilitating digital trade as … overcoming some of these issues through various programs, all geared towards trade capacity building. It is argued that the work …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of vaccines in public health management …, particularly on Asia Pacific countries' readiness to cope with the next pandemic. This report explains the rise of COVID-19 vaccine … led by various factors, including vaccine technology, strategy and missions of the vaccine producers, and the availability …