1843340925 1843340844 9781843340928 hardback 9781843340843 paperback 9781780630779 electronic book 1780630778 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
02.14 ; Organisation von Wissenschaft und Kultur 06.50 ; Bibliotheksverwaltung 86.28 ; Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz F 351 RIK.G
Summary
This book provides an overview of the World Trade Organisation; in particular, it focuses on two of the agreements being developed at the WTO, which are due to be strengthened in 2005, and are likely to have significant implications for libraries and information: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (the GATS) and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The book argues that the library and information profession needs to be more aware of these agreements and the way in which they threaten some of the professional ethics and principles (such as the balance in copyright).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-367) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Globalisation and the World Trade Organisation; 2. The general agreement on trade in services; 3. Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights; 4. An open marxist theoretical perspective on global capitalism and the World Trade Organization.
This book provides an overview of the World Trade Organisation; in particular, it focuses on two of the agreements being developed at the WTO, which are due to be strengthened in 2005, and are likely to have significant implications for libraries and information: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (the GATS) and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The book argues that the library and information profession needs to be more aware of these agreements and the way in which they threaten some of the professional ethics and principles (such as the balance in copyright).