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Alternate Call Number
F 141 SEL.P
Summary
Susan K. Sell's book argues that lobbying by powerful multinational corporations has moulded international law on intellectual property rights in order to protect their markets. It is a fascinating study of the influence of private interests in government decision-making, and in the shaping of the global economy.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Structure, agents, and institutions; 3. US intellectual property rights in historical perspective; 4. The domestic origins of a trade-based approach to intellectual property; 5. The intellectual property committee and transnational mobilization; 6. Life after TRIPS: aggression and opposition; 7. Conclusion: structured agency revisited.