The Domestic Politics of Negotiating International Trade : Intellectual Property Rights in US-Colombia and US-Peru Free Trade Agreements

ISBN-13: 9780415601399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 280 str.

Johanna Von Braun

Opis

Looking in detail at US-Peru and US-Colombia FTA negotiations and more specifically at the issues surrounding intellectual property rights, this book seeks to show the importance of domestic politics in understanding the nature and outcome of international negotiations.

Spis treści

1. Economic Diplomacy on Multiple Levels 2. Integrating IPRs into the International Trading System 3. Negotiating IPRs: A Defensive Position of Developing Countries and the New Challenges Posed by FTAs 4. The Domestic Source of Peru’s and Colombia’s Engagement in the FTA Negotiations 5. The US-Peru and US-Colombia FTA Negotiations 6. The Domestic Framework of US Economic Diplomacy 7. The Impact of US Domestic Policy Change on the Integration of IPRs/Health Concerns into the US-Peru and US-Colombia FTAs 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Johanna von Braun has been working in the fields of intellectual property, trade and development for over ten years. She currently lives in South Africa where she was based as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town during the writing of the book.