Economics of biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / T.V.S. Ramamohan Rao

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454299603321
• Autore: Ramamohan Rao T. V. S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Delhi, : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, c2007
• ISBN: 1-282-07418-0; 9786612074189; 81-224-2638-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Soggetti: Biotechnology - Economic aspects; Biotechnology industries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction ""; ""1.1 Changing Technology ""; ""1.2 Modern Biotechnology ""; ""1.3 Organizational Issues ""; ""1.4 Patents and IPR's ""; ""1.5 Market Structure ""; ""1.6 Ethical and Environmental Concerns ""; ""1.7 Government Policy ""; ""1.8 Looking Ahead ""; ""Chapter 2 Organizational Structure ""; ""2.1 The Scope ""; ""2.2 Knowledge Intensity ""; ""2.3 Biotechnology Knowledge ""; ""2.4 Network Organization ""; ""2.5 Nature of Contracts ""; ""2.6 Sharing Fixed Costs ""; ""2.7 Economic Consequences ""; ""2.8 Other Aspects ""; ""Chapter 3 IPRs and Patents """"3.1 Why Protection? ""; ""3.2 Patents as Protection ""; ""3.3 Biotechnology Patents ""; ""3.4 IPR Agreements ""; ""3.5 TRIPS Agreement ""; ""3.6 Consequences of Protection ""; ""3.7 Issues of Concern ""; ""3.8 Modifications to Patent Regime ""; ""Chapter 4 Investment and Financing ""; ""4.1 The Issues ""; ""4.2 Role of Public Investment ""; ""4.3 R&D in Scientific Knowledge ""; ""4.4 Risks of R&D ""; ""4.5 Complementary R&D ""; ""4.6 Agricultural Extension Services ""; ""4.7 Bioprocessing ""; ""4.8 Physical Capital ""; ""4.9 Financing Constraints ""; ""4.10 Further Considerations """"Chapter 5 Demand, Cost and ; Productivity ""; ""5.1 The Background ""; ""5.2 Patterns of Demand ""; ""5.3 Productivity ""; ""5.4 Variable Costs ""; ""5.5 Welfare Effects ""; ""5.6 Summing Up ""; ""Chapter 6 Market Structure and Pricing ""; ""6.1 Nature of Markets ""; ""6.2 Defining Market Concentration ""; ""6.3 Sources of Concentration ""; ""6.4 Monopoly Power and Pricing ""; ""6.5 Differential Pricing ""; ""6.6 Dynamic Pricing ""; ""6.7 In Retrospect ""; ""Chapter 7 Ethics and Environment ""; ""7.1 Issues at Stake ""; ""7.2 Ethical Issues ""; ""7.3 Environmental Issues """"7.4 Ethical Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology ""; ""7.5 Ethical Issues in Drug Development ""; ""7.6 Environmental Issues ""; ""7.7 International Conventions ""; ""7.8 Lessons and Control ""; ""Chapter 8 Government Policy ""; ""8.1 An Overview ""; ""8.2 Scientific R&D ""; ""8.3 Scientist vs. NBF Contract ""; ""Chapter 9 Conclusion ""; ""9.1 The Technology ""; ""9.2 Organizational Aspects ""; ""9.3 Product Profiles and Markets ""; ""9.4 Negative effects ""; ""9.5 Steady State ""; ""Appendices ""; ""Appendix 1 Technical Terms ""; ""Appendix 2 Economic Concepts """"Appendix 3 Mathematical Background ""; ""References ""; ""Index ""