International Trade, Intellectual Property Rights And Traditional Knowledge: The Case of Plant Genetic Resources

Grant E. Isaac; William A. Kerr

doi:10.29173/jaed168

Authors

Grant E. Isaac
William A. Kerr

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/jaed168

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