"The important stuff—the really valuable ideas—were now protected by intellectual property rights" There are several reasons why China/Japan/Korea had very lit

"The important stuff—the really valuable ideas—were now protected by intellectual property rights" There are several reasons why China/Japan/Korea had very little regard for international IP on its high growth years - Brazil should do the same. Being per capita poor means that majority cannot consume imported goods, sometimes those are important for further development like machines, methods and tools - for small and even medium size entrepreneurs.