Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Investment
The Political Economy of Taiwan's Technology‐Intensive Foreign Direct Investment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6040950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas B Fuller (0000-0002-9813-6322, Universidad de Londres, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 726-738 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1943-0787.2009.01150.x |
| OpenAlex | W2124177427 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This article employs Taiwan's institutions for intellectual property rights (IPR) to explain two aspects of Taiwan's foreign direct investment behavior: the location of offshore sites for Taiwanese research and development, and investment by Taiwanese venture capitalists. The article first describes the evolution of Taiwan's informal IPR practices that differ from the ideal typical IPR regime supposedly required for economies as technologically sophisticated as Taiwan's. Essentially, Taiwan has developed informal practices to protect corporate IPR that are centered on internal corporate mechanisms rather than external formal legal mechanisms. Relying on these informal practices, the article discusses how Taiwan has invested in technology‐intensive activities in locations where IPR protection is weak. This behavior stands in sharp contrast to the behavior of multinationals from the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development countries
Business · Economic system · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Ideal (ethics · Intellectual property · International economics · International trade · Investment (military · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Property rights · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Innovation Policy and RD · Law · Private Equity and Venture Capital
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |