Title Intellectual property rights and global capitalism : the political economy of the TRIPS Agreement / Donald G. Richards

Published Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M E. Sharpe, [2004] ©2004

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Description xi, 242 pages ; 24 cm Contents 1. Introduction and background -- 2. The ideology of intellectual property -- 3. Intellectual property and positivist economic science -- 4. Capital, class and the state in the global economy -- 5. The political economy of TRIPS -- 6. TRIPS and the global pharmaceutical industry -- 7. Intellectual property rights and the agriculutral biotechnology revolution -- 8. Counterhegemony and the future of TRIPS Summary "Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in international political economy and international relations theory, Intellectual Property Rights and Global Capitalism is an important work focusing on particular aspects of what is increasingly refereed to as "the process of globalization.""--BOOK JACKET Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index SUBJECT Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96041097 Subject Intellectual property -- Economic aspects. Intellectual property (International law) Foreign trade regulation -- Economic aspects. Capitalism. SUBJECT Developing countries -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037344 LC no. 2003063334 ISBN 076561362X :

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