TY - BOOK AU - Le Bas,Christian TI - Intellectual Property Rights and Development: Some Preliminary Insights into the Post-TRIPS Economy PY - 2009///. N1 - 87 N2 - In this paper, we analyze the main economic consequences for developing countries of the existence, the operation, and the evolution of the patent system in the context of TRIPS. We define the so-called post-TRIPS economy as the new system of international economic relations modified by the strengthening of intellectual property rights (IPR). We provide a survey of theoretical and empirical literature dealing with TRIPS, the evolution of the IPR system, and the capacity for development. The effects of the strengthening of intellectual property rights on technology transfers are also addressed UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-mondes-en-developpement-2009-3-page-45?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -