Politics of Intellectual Property

Contestation Over the Ownership, Use, and Control of Knowledge and Information

由塞巴斯蒂安Haunss编辑,环宇ity of Bremen, Germany and Kenneth C. Shadlen, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

This book offers empirical analyses of conflicts over the ownership, control, and use of knowledge and information in developed and developing countries.

‘A much-referenced work. . . remains one of the few books with a broad social sciences perspective on current conflicts over intellectual property policy, with a focus on the national level set within the context of shifting global patterns.’
– Intellectual Property Watch

‘We know much more about the global politics of intellectual property than we do about national political contests over the ownership of knowledge. Haunss and Shadlen have identified this gap in the literature and have done a fine job of bringing together a set of essays that helps to fill this gap in our understanding of the multi-layered nature of intellectual property politics.’
– Peter Drahos, The Australian National University, Canberra

‘This thought-provoking volume provides invaluable new insights and is a major contribution to the debate on the politics of intellectual property rights.’
– Duncan Matthews, Queen Mary, University of London, UK