Fraser Forum Contents

	March 1999 - Contents

	Cover Stories
Walter Park	Measuring Global Patent Protection Not all countries protect patent rights to the same degree. Here’s how they measure up.
Owen Lippert	Individualism, Intellectual Property, and the Future of Capitalism An historian examines the development of patent law, and considers its significance.
Robert M. Sherwood & Carlos A. Primo Braga	Latin America takes a Stand on Intellectual Property Protection Many nations are upgrading their intellectual property systems. Here’s why.
J. Anthony VanDuzer	Intellectual Property and Competition Law in Canada Promoting innovation in Canada is critical for increasing productivity.
	Articles
Lydia Miljan	Banks Lose the PR Battle The banks had an uphill battle persuading the public of the merits of “bigger is better.”
Joel Emes	March Questions and Answers
Joel Emes	March Graph
Marc Law	The Economics of Minimum Wage Laws High minimum wages reduce employment opportunities. So why do we have them?
Cynthia Ramsay, Michael Walker, & Jared Alexander	Canadians Turning to Alternative Medicine The results of a national survey that determines the prevalence, costs, and patterns of alternative medicine use in this country.
Chris Sarlo	Taxes and the Single Earner Family The Canadian tax system should stop penalizing single-earner families with children.
	Editorials, Etc.
Filip Palda	Barbarians at the Gates
Laura Jones	The Precautionary Principle is Reckless
Helke Ferrie	The Kafkaesque Conviction of Dr. Jozef Krop
Martin Zelder	Why New Health Spending is Money Down the Drain
William McArthur, M.D.	Medical Research is a Matter of Economic Self Interest
Gordon Gibson	Social Union Sellout
Claudia Rebanks Hepburn	Vouchers Get an “A” Grade
Fazil Mihlar	Privatization Reaps Big Rewards
Patrick Basham & Jason Clemens	A Step in a Charitable Direction (or, How the Supreme Court Got It Right)
Dexter Samida	Free Tibet ... and Every other Country Deprived of Capitalism
Jason Clemens & Fazil Mihlar	Status Quo Not an Option
Herbert Grubel	Economic Intelligence Briefs
David Gratzer	Hospital Food Takes a Turn for the Worse