The World Intellectual Property Organization : resurgence and the development agenda
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The World Intellectual Property Organization : resurgence and the development agenda
（Global institutions series / edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson）
Routledge, 2007
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Bibliography: p. [130]-131
Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-129) and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780415358002
Description
Covering the World Intellectual Property Organization, this volume introduces a much ignored element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy.
Christopher May discusses:
how the World Intellectual Property Organization works, its antecedents and history
the debates about the role and justification of intellectual property
the role of WIPO within contemporary global politics
the key elements of its relations with the World Trade Organization
the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
The analysis then examines the recent political economy of the organization and argues that far from being the neutral or technical agency that it often presents itself as, the WIPO is highly politicized and acts to socialize policy makers and civil servants into a specific view of intellectual property. However, the recent proposal to establish a Development Agenda at the WIPO is an important development, and the book concludes by examining the problems which have promoted this agenda, suggesting that these reforms of the WIPO should be welcomed.
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a clear and accessible volume that will confirm the WIPO as one of the global institutions which any student of global governance must understand.
Table of Contents
1. Intellectual Property2. The WIPO's Antecedents and History3. How the WIPO Works4. Global Governance and Intellectual Property5. The Problem with the WIPO6. The WIPO's Rise, Fall and Comeback
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: pbk ISBN 9780415358019
Description
Covering the World Intellectual Property Organization, this volume introduces a much ignored element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy.
Christopher May discusses:
how the World Intellectual Property Organization works, its antecedents and history
the debates about the role and justification of intellectual property
the role of WIPO within contemporary global politics
the key elements of its relations with the World Trade Organization
the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
The analysis then examines the recent political economy of the organization and argues that far from being the neutral or technical agency that it often presents itself as, the WIPO is highly politicized and acts to socialize policy makers and civil servants into a specific view of intellectual property. However, the recent proposal to establish a Development Agenda at the WIPO is an important development, and the book concludes by examining the problems which have promoted this agenda, suggesting that these reforms of the WIPO should be welcomed.
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a clear and accessible volume that will confirm the WIPO as one of the global institutions which any student of global governance must understand.
Table of Contents
1. Intellectual Property 2. The WIPO's Antecedents and History 3. How the WIPO Works 4. Global Governance and Intellectual Property 5. The Problem with the WIPO 6. The WIPO's Rise, Fall and Comeback
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