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		China as the next big innovator? (thomsonreuters.com)
		4 points by cmmarse on June 25, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

zcrar70 on June 25, 2009 [–]

It seems to me that the incentive to innovate is rather low without IP protection...

ieatpaste on June 26, 2009 | [–]

True, but innovation may occur based on necessity rather than incentives (Most of the population is still ridiculously poor). Different constraints and resources may also yield other solutions.

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