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A Shrinking of the Public Domain in Agriculture: IPR in plant material

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  • Dwijen Rangnekar

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Rather paradoxically the promotion of intellectual property rights, aimed at solving the incentive problem, might actually hinder innovation. This paper engages with this literature by adopting an evolutionary economist’s approach to the study of technologies.

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  • Dwijen Rangnekar, 2006. "A Shrinking of the Public Domain in Agriculture: IPR in plant material," Working Papers id:587, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:587
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