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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2014
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/14/018
Verlag: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Zusammenfassung: 
This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of IPRs and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings which reveal a positive nexus are broadly consistent with the school of thought postulating that, the East Asian miracle has been largely due to weaker IPRs regimes at the early stages of development. As a policy implication, less stringent IPRs regimes on scientific-related software (at least in the short-run) will substantially boost contributions to and dissemination of knowledge through scientific and technical publications in Africa. IPRs laws (treaties) on scientific-oriented software should be strengthened in tandem with progress in: scientific and technical publications and; knowledge spillovers essential for economic growth and development. More policy implications are discussed.
Schlagwörter: 
Publications
Piracy
Intellectual property rights
Governance
Africa
JEL: 
A20
F42
O34
O38
O55
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