Patents: prompting or restricting innovation?

Long considered an integral part of any development strategy and growth based on innovation, the validity of patents is more controversial today.

Whilst most economists agree on the need for a reform or at least an adaptation of patents to the realities of today's business world, some go further and ask for an in-depth change.

On what elements of analysis are they based? Where are the fault lines? This book seeks to answer in a rigorous manner whilst using concrete examples.