Shadlen masterfully uses comparative-historical analysis to explain countries' different reactions to external pressures regarding intellectual property rights. Drawing on substantial original research, he systematically compares a market-preserving patent regime in Argentina, a neo-developmental patent regime in Brazil, and an internationalist patent regime in Mexico. The argument is a triumphant theoretical and substantive success, formulating and applying a convincing analytical framework ... Read morefor understanding diversity in national responses to the new global order in intellectual property rights.
James Mahoney, Gordon Fulcher Professor in Decision-Making, Departments of Sociology and Political Science, Northwestern University
Ken Shadlen's fascinating new book unveils the complexities of the international regime for intellectual property rights and the sea change it has undergone. Deftly combining international and comparative political economy, Coalitions and Compliance shows how contention over drug patents activates varying coalitions among international agencies, government regulators, health care stakeholders, and national and multinational pharmaceutical companies. This agenda-setting book contributes both to theory building and to lessons for developing countries that are attempting simultaneously to build health care systems, promote the knowledge economy, and comply with evolving global rules for protecting intellectual property.
Ben Ross Schneider, Ford International Professor, Department of Political Science, Director of MIT Brazil Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Situated at the intersection of international and comparative political economy, Coalitions and Compliance highlights the ways in which external shocks reshape domestic politics. Shadlen offers systematic comparative and longitudinal analyses of national approaches to implementing intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical sector, underscoring the ways in which social structure affects political strategy and coalition building. The book's persuasive and fresh interventions provide important insights for analysts of global governance, political economy and global business regulation.
Susan K. Sell, RegNet Professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University (ANU)
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