1931202478 159332023X electronic book 9781593320232 electronic book 9781931202473 alk. paper
Alternate Call Number
F 191 OST.D
Summary
Annotation States do not adopt strong intellectual property rights only as a matter of rational economic policy, declares Ostergard (global cultural studies, political science, and Africana studies, State U. of New York-Binghamton) at the outset, but also as a rational political policy. He examines the second, neglected dimension of the equation, pointing out that industrialized and non-industrialized countries have different goals in regard to intellectual property. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-183) and index. Annotation States do not adopt strong intellectual property rights only as a matter of rational economic policy, declares Ostergard (global cultural studies, political science, and Africana studies, State U. of New York-Binghamton) at the outset, but also as a rational political policy. He examines the second, neglected dimension of the equation, pointing out that industrialized and non-industrialized countries have different goals in regard to intellectual property. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-183) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction A clash of interests: development, universal human rights, and intellectual property rights Policy beyond assumptions: intellectual property rights and economic growth What is best for the rest?: the political and economic determinants of intellectual property rights protection United States trade-related intellectual property rights policy in a changing global environment The scramble for China Life, death and intellectual property: the South Africa-US patent dispute Conclusion.