The implementation game : the TRIPS agreement and the global politics of intellectual property reform in developing countries / Carolyn Deere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deere-Birkbeck, Carolyn, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15).

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual property (International law).

Foreign trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : New York ; Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is first book-length study of the politics surrounding the implementation of the WTO's Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), a controversial agreement administered by the World Trade Organization. - ;The fight between North and South over intellectual property (IP) reached new heights in the 1990's. In one corner, large multinational companies and developed countries sought to protect their investments. Opposing them, developing countries argued for the time and scope to pursue development strategies unshackled by rules forged to bolster the competitiveness...

Contents:

The TRIPS implementation game : a fight for ideas

Developing countries in the global IP system

Variation in TRIPS implementation (1995

2007)

Post-TRIPS tensions and global IP debates

International pressures on developing countries

The developing country dimension : how national politics mattered

TRIPS implementation in Francophone Africa

The implementation game and the variation puzzle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-395) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-161525-0

0-19-958747-7

1-281-93078-4

9786611930783

0-19-156406-0

OCLC:

437096319