The Competitiveness of Nations

in a Global Knowledge-Based Economy

H.H. Chartrand

April 2002

The Neo Physiocracy

BIOLOGY, ECONOMICS & EPISTEMOLOGY

Part II

Industrial Dynamics (cont'd)

 

Table of Contents

Part II Index

0.0 Introduction

1.0 Basic Conditions

a) Demand

b) Supply

2.0 Structure

a) Universities

b) Innovators

c) New Biotech Firms

d) Large Firms

e) Public Sector

3.0 Conduct

a) Bilateral relations

b) Intellectual Property

i - Economic Evolution of  Intellectual Property

ii - Canada

iii - European Union

iv - United States

v - WTO

vi - WIPO

4.0 References

4.0  References

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