Private Power, Public Law: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights (Cambridge Studies in International Relations) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Private Power, Public Law: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights (Cambridge Studies in International Relations) Book

Susan Sell's book shows how power in international politics in increasingly exercised by private interests rather than governments. In 1994 the WTO adopted the Agreement in Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which dictated to states how they should regulate the protection of intellectual property. This book argues that TRIPS resulted from lobbying by powerful multinational corporations who wished to mould international law to protect their markets. It is a fascinating study of the influence of private interests in government decision-making, and in the shaping of the global economy.Read More

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    Susan Sell's book reveals how power in international politics is increasingly exercised by private interests rather than governments. In 1994 the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted the Agreement in Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which dictated to states how they should regulate the protection of intellectual property. This book argues that TRIPS resulted from lobbying by powerful multinational corporations who wished to mould international law to protect their markets.

  • 052152539X
  • 9780521525398
  • Susan K. Sell
  • 15 May 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 244
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