Brands, Geographical Origin, and the Global Economy: A History from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781107032675 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 344 str.

David M. Higgins

Opis

An interdisciplinary history of the campaign to secure international protection of indications of geographic origin, including 'Made in ...' slogans.

Recenzje

'… a substantial, original, and intriguing study … a work of meticulous historical scholarship.' Martin Purvis, The Economic History Review

Spis treści

1. Geographic origin in the global economy; 2. Firms, indications of geographic origin in the first global economy; 3. Country of origin and agricultural trade during the nineteenth century; 4. Cooperation, country of origin, and agricultural trade during the interwar period; 5. 'Unfair competition' and the British Merchandise Marks Act, 1926; 6. From Paris to London: the international legal framework for the protection of IGOs, c.1880–1945; 7. The evolving international framework for the protection of IGOs after 1945; 8. EU Policy on geographical indications: ambitious, but misguided?; 9. 'Made in' and 'Country of Origin' in the post-1945 period; 10. Reflections on the history of IGOs.