Private Power, Public Law
Subtitle: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 23, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780521525398
Subjects: Intellectual property, copyright & patents; International economic & trade law; International relations; Macroeconomics; Political economy; Politics/International Relations; Lobbying; Intellectual property; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics - Current Events; Business & Financial; International Relations - General; International business enterprises; Law-Business & Financial; Political Science / International Relations; Franchising; Foreign trade regulation; International business enterpr; Political activity
First sentence: In 1990 an American-based private business association used its power not only to reject, but to actively shape, the legislation of a foreign, sovereign government.