A significantly updated and revised second edition which provides a detailed analysis of how intellectual property is politically constructed and linked to the economics of knowledge and information in the contemporary global political economy.
A significantly updated and revised second edition which provides a detailed analysis of how intellectual property is politically constructed and link...
The first edition established itself as one of the leading books to situate the issue of intellectual property within the discipline of International Political Economy (IPE). Since its publication, intellectual property has continued to rise up the global agenda, reflecting expanding interest in the area among policy-makers and advocacy groups, linked to the increasingly fraught politics of the global governance of IPRs.
Significantly revised and updated to take account of developments within the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization, this...
The first edition established itself as one of the leading books to situate the issue of intellectual property within the discipline of Internation...
This timely book explores the complexities of the rule of law - a well-used but perhaps less well understood term - to explain why it is so often appealed to in discussions of global politics. Ranging from capacity building and the role of the World Bank to the discourse(s) of lawyers and jurisprudential critiques, it seeks to introduce non-lawyers to the important and complex political economy of the rule of law.
This timely book explores the complexities of the rule of law - a well-used but perhaps less well understood term - to explain why it is so often appe...
In the last half century, the rule of law has increasingly been appealed to as a common global value. The Handbook on the Rule of Law analyses the appeal of this idea, its context and background through a range of questions about the character, history and global reach of the rule of law, offering readers a definitive understanding of this central global norm. Original contributions from leading academics explore the rule of law conceptually and historically through its associated institutions, as well as examining detailed cases evaluating how the everyday application of the rule of law...
In the last half century, the rule of law has increasingly been appealed to as a common global value. The Handbook on the Rule of Law analyses the app...
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This exciting Research Agenda offers a multi-disciplinary and historically informed programme for the further investigation of the global political economy of the corporate sector. It tackles the question, can and should the corporation be reformed? Christopher May develops a range of intersecting areas for research while also offering an account of...
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative wa...
