| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Resurgence and the Development Agenda Contributor(s): May, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415358019 ISBN-13: 9780415358019 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: "The World Intellectual Property Organization "aims to introduce a much ignored element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy. The book discusses: - How WIPO 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 has promoted this agenda and suggesting that the politicization 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."" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Business & Financial - Law | Intellectual Property - General |
| Dewey: 346.048 |
| LCCN: 2006001545 |
| Series: Global Institutions |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 8.26" (0.43 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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:
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. |