Epistemology: Intellectual Property, Knowledge Trade and Economic Development

Author: Xia Xianliang
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book starts by examining several properties of knowledge goods. Based on an in-depth analysis of knowledge creation, diffusion, and application, it explores the contributions of knowledge to the development of productivity, production relations, and economic organization. Furthermore, it concludes that the knowledge gap is a fundamental factor leading to the widening of gaps in productivity, production relations, and income distribution.