The Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries

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Lessons from a Literature Review

Conventional economic theory asserts that inefficient markets result from a product or service for which there are no ready substitutes being provided by a single seller (i.e. a monopoly).

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3 Jun 2009