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IPRI 2010: India's score slips for the second year in a row
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Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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The 2010 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) 2010, which measures the intellectual and physical property rights of 125 nations, from around the world, has Finland at the top for the fourth consecutive year. Pakistan is at the other end of the list. This year’s Index ranks India at 53, and regional rank at 9. For the second year running, India’s performance slipped from 6.1 in 2008, to 5.7 in 2009, and 5.4 in 2010. |
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Help the Third World -- Protect Property Rights
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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The earthquake in Haiti tells us te importance of economic freedom and prosperity.Property Rights Alliance (PRA) recently released its latest annual International Property Rights Index (IPRI). It emphasizes the relationship of prosperity to private property rights.However, as Friedman observed, the primary argument for private property rights is that it preserves liberty, writes Doug Bandow in Cato Institute.
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India drops to 46th place on Property Rights Index
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Published on :
Saturday, February 28, 2009 |
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Liberty Institute released the 3rd International Property Rights Index 2009. In the report covering 115 countries, Finland again topped while Bangladesh ended up at the bottom of the list. India’s rank went down from 36th in 2008 to 46th in 2009. The report states the existence of an effective IPR depends upon that the recognition of patent, copyright and trademark legislations, the establishment of systems and mechanisms to enforce IPR. While for greater improvement of the protection of property rights, the legal and the political environment is a main contributory factor. |
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International Property Rights Index 2009
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Published on :
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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The 2009 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is an international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being. In order to incorporate and grasp the important aspects related to property rights protection, the Index focuses on three areas: Legal and Political Environment (LP), Physical Property Rights (PPR), and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The current study analyzes data for 115 countries around the globe, representing ninety-six percent of world GDP. |
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Property Rights: Pakistan pays the price for weak protection
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Published on :
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 |
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Pakistan at 93 out of 115 in the property rights index, is ranked with Nepal and Ecuador. In comparison India is ranked at 36. Worse, Pakistan is in the bottom quintile that includes countries like Bangladesh and Ethiopia. In the early years of General Musharraff he invited Hernando de Soto. We can safely assume that de Soto called for the same property rights protection, as is now being made in IPRI reports. Now, it is high time for the new civil-political government to pay heed to the IPRI advice: poor need property laws and property protection to create wealth, writes Dr Khalil Ahmad |
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India ranks 36 in IPRI Report 2008
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Published on :
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
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The 2008 IPRI report ranks India at 36, jointly with South Korea, with score of 6.2. Finland tops the chart with a score 8.6. Sri Lanka comes at 59, and China at 62 with Zimbabwe and Bangladesh at the bottom of the 115 nations assessed in this report, representing 96% of the world GDP. Countries that protect property rights provide an essential foundation for peace, stability and prosperity, finds the Report |
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IPRI: Poor need property laws to escape poverty
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Published on :
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
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People in countries that protect their physical and intellectual property enjoy a GDP per capita up to nine times greater than those without legal protection, the 2008 edition of the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), reveals today. Countries that protect property rights provide an essential foundation for peace, stability and prosperity, finds the IPRI 2008 Report |
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Property Rights Index ranks India at 33
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Published on :
Wednesday, March 07, 2007 |
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A new international report measuring the quality of property rights protection places India at rank 33 among a study of 70 nations, with a score of 5.2 out of 12. Norway is at the top with a score of 8.3. This report adds a new perspective to the ongoing debates in India showcasing the significance of property rights protection as India charts a new economic course towards prosperity. |
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