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Geographical indication protection and rural livelihoods: insights from I ndia and T hailand
Author(s) -
Jena Pradyot Ranjan,
Ngokkuen Chuthaporn,
Rahut Dil Bahadur,
Grote Ulrike
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian‐pacific economic literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1467-8411
pISSN - 0818-9935
DOI - 10.1111/apel.12092
Subject(s) - livelihood , poverty , welfare , intellectual property , geographical indication , rural area , business , geography , economic growth , economics , political science , regional science , market economy , archaeology , law , agriculture
The paper synthesises the results from empirical case studies undertaken in I ndia and T hailand on the welfare impacts of geographical indications ( GI s). The findings indicate a positive effect from GI protection on the well‐being of farm households and rural poverty. GI protection also preserves the traditional knowledge embedded in a GI good as well as the traditional heritage of the locality that produces the good. The findings support the call for stronger intellectual property rights protection.