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Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information
Sebastian Haunss (Ed.)
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Description for Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information
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This book offers empirical analyses of conflicts over the ownership, control, and use of knowledge and information in developed and developing countries.
This book offers empirical analyses of conflicts over the ownership, control, and use of knowledge and information in developed and developing countries.
Sebastian Haunss and Kenneth C. Shadlen, along with a collection of eminent contributors, focus on how business organizations, farmers, social movements, legal communities, state officials, transnational enterprises, and international organizations shape IP policies in areas such as health, information-communication technologies, indigenous knowledge, genetic resources, and many others. The innovative and original chapters examine conflicts over the rules governing various dimensions of IP, including patents, copyrights, traditional knowledge, and biosafety regulations.
Written from a political perspective, this book is a must-read ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781002056
SKU
V9781781002056
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About Sebastian Haunss (Ed.)
Edited by Sebastian Haunss, University of Bremen, Germany and Kenneth C. Shadlen, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Reviews for Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information
'A much-referenced work. . . remains one of the few books with a broad social sciences perspective on current conflicts over intellectual property policy, with a focus on the national level set within the context of shifting global patterns.'
Intellectual Property Watch 'We know much more about the global politics of intellectual property than we do about national political ... Read more
Intellectual Property Watch 'We know much more about the global politics of intellectual property than we do about national political ... Read more