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Alfred Snapp & Son, Inc. V. Puerto Rico, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1981

Alfred Snapp & Son, Inc. V. Puerto Rico, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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The Transfer Of Technology To Latin America, Gabriel M. Wilner Apr 1981

The Transfer Of Technology To Latin America, Gabriel M. Wilner

Scholarly Works

The transfer of technology to Latin America has taken place through both the licensing process and direct investments by foreign enterprises that are often transnational corporations. National law has concerned itself first with the creation of rights in technological knowledge and the protection of these rights by law. The regulation of these rights as set out in contractual relationships and the regulation of direct investment, particularly the technological component thereof, were dealt with thereafter. Other matters such as the repatriation of profits (exchange control), customs controls, and various taxes have also become a part of the national regulatory scene today. …


The Export Trade Association Act Of 1981--A Brief Analysis, Daniel T. Murphy Jan 1981

The Export Trade Association Act Of 1981--A Brief Analysis, Daniel T. Murphy

Law Faculty Publications

Concern over the dramatic competitive decline of the United States in the realm of free world exporting has led to the "introduction into the United States Senate of S. 144, the Export Trade Association Act of 1981, "[a] bill to encourage exports by facilitating the formation and operation of export trading companies, export trade associations, and the expansion of export trade services generally ... . m This bill contains two parts. Title I, referred to as the Export Trading Company Act of 1981, is intended to encourage the formation and operation of export trading companies by allowing financial institutions, such …


Foreign Ownership And The Theory Of Trade And Welfare, Richard A. Brecher, Jagdish N. Bhagwati Jan 1981

Foreign Ownership And The Theory Of Trade And Welfare, Richard A. Brecher, Jagdish N. Bhagwati

Faculty Scholarship

Some standard topics in the theory of international trade are reconsidered in this paper by distinguishing between national and aggregate income when fixed supplies of foreign inputs are present within the home country. Under conditions that would ensure a national welfare gain if' foreign ownership were absent, international transfer, economic growth, or tariff policy might cause a national welfare loss in the presence of foreign ownership. The techniques developed could be applied to other domestic distinctions (such as those based on race, sex, age, or ethnicity) and to the theory of' customs unions in a three-country world.