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Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information

By Kenneth C. Shadlen

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
184844303X, 9781848443037
Open Library ID
OL24098679M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2019046 bytes)
Pages
261\261
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book offers empirical analyses of conflicts over the ownership, control, and use of knowledge and information in developed and developing countries. Sebastian Haunss and Kenneth C. Shadlen, along with a collection of eminent contributors, focus on how business organizations, farmers, social movements, legal communities, state officials, transnational enterprises, and international organizations shape policies in areas such as health, information-communication technologies, indigenous knowledge, genetic resources, and many others. The innovative and original chapters examine conflicts over the rules governing various dimensions of IP, including patents, copyrights, traditional knowledge, and biosafety regulations. Written from a political perspective, this timely book will be a must-read for political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists who study IP and conflicts over property. It will also prove a fascinating read for NGOs interested in knowledge governance.

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