The Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights

Edited by Christopher May, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, UK

Christopher May – a leading authority in the field – has selected material that provides important insights on the global governance of intellectual property. His collection ranges across a number of disciplines and political perspectives to establish that the political economic analysis of intellectual property is both multifaceted and contested. Professor May has also provided an introduction that will serve as an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the main issues under discussion.

‘It meets its stated purposes of stimulating further reflections on the core debates very effectively, by introducing a broad range of concepts, and providing a road map of the issues that should be sensibly considered. . . a useful tool. . . ’
– Peter S. Harrison, St. Anthony’s International Review