Economic and Legal Issues in Intellect (Surveys of Recent Research in Economics) - Softcover

Mcaleer, Mcaleer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405160748 ISBN 13: 9781405160742

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

Nine scholarly papers examine the economic and legal issues fundamental to the intellectual property debate. Topics include economic incentives to innovate, copyright law and infringement, trademarks, IP rights for artists, indigenous knowledge and university research, new knowledge economy and society, country risk and innovation, and legal protection of IP.

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• Includes nine state-of-the-art survey papers including contributions from Jerry Hausman, Gregory K. Leonard, Dora Marinova, Margaret Raven, and Richard Watt
  
• Evaluates the relationships between the knowledge economy, knowledge society, and intellectual property which are often not clearly articulated
  
• Interdisciplinary approach enables readers from a wide range of disciplines to appreciate the recent and significant developments in these fields

About this title

About the Author

Michael McAleer is Professor of Economics (Econometrics) at the University of Western Australia in Perth.

Les Oxley is Professor of Economics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia.

From the Back Cover

Just how much should society protect intellectual property from infringement? Are safeguards necessary to ensure economic incentives for inventors, or is the wiser course to distribute gains more equitably through public acquisition of IP rights? Knowledge and intellectual property are widely regarded as key drivers of economic and social well-being. Yet this relationship is frequently misunderstood. In this volume, from the Surveys of Recent Research in Economics series, authors Michael McAleer and Les Oxley review in-depth the economic and legal ramifications of the IP rights question.

History teaches us that each technological advancement creates its own winners and losers. The debate between the push for individual control of property rights and the drive to build an 'intellectual commons' for the good of all is an inevitable component of 'political economy'. This book explores the role of economic incentives in society and ultimately how to protect the rights of both producers and consumers.

History teaches us that each technological advancement creates its own winners and losers. The debate between the push for individual control of property rights and the drive to build an 'intellectual commons' for the good of all is an inevitable component of 'political economy'. This book explores the role of economic incentives in society and ultimately how to protect the rights of both producers and consumers.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405160748
• ISBN 13: 9781405160742
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268