Is research a global public good?

Research, and in particular biological research, today is very likely to be patented and thus may not benefit the poor in the developing countries. It is no longer a public good. This heavily contradicts with the initial objective of biological or agricultural research to contribute to food security...

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Autor principal: Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156098
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description Research, and in particular biological research, today is very likely to be patented and thus may not benefit the poor in the developing countries. It is no longer a public good. This heavily contradicts with the initial objective of biological or agricultural research to contribute to food security and poverty alleviation. This situation calls for new initiatives to fund public research in general and national and international agricultural research systems in particular.
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spelling CGSpace1560982024-10-24T12:43:12Z Is research a global public good? Pinstrup-Andersen, Per research Research, and in particular biological research, today is very likely to be patented and thus may not benefit the poor in the developing countries. It is no longer a public good. This heavily contradicts with the initial objective of biological or agricultural research to contribute to food security and poverty alleviation. This situation calls for new initiatives to fund public research in general and national and international agricultural research systems in particular. 2001 2024-10-24T12:43:12Z 2024-10-24T12:43:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156098 en Limited Access Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. 2001. Is research a global public good? Entwicklung + L�ndlicher Raum 34(2): 4-6. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Is-research-a-global-public-good-Pinstrup%E2%80%90Andersen/073f51f52c1812c6699eb6157a7d01ec95eaeef7
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Is research a global public good?
title Is research a global public good?
title_full Is research a global public good?
title_fullStr Is research a global public good?
title_full_unstemmed Is research a global public good?
title_short Is research a global public good?
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