The politics of intellectual property rights and access to medicines
By: Valbona Muzaka
Series: International political economy series; International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780230235298
Subjects: Human rights; Commerce; Intellectual Property; Legislation & jurisprudence; Public Health; Social medicine; Health aspects; Drug Discovery; Medical policy; Right to health
Description: "This book shows why contests over intellectual property rights and access to affordable medicines emerged in the 1990s and how they have been resolved so far. It argues that the current arrangement mainly ensures wealth for some rather than health for all, and points to broader concerns related to governing intellectual property solely as capital"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: The Politics of Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Medicines: Some Empirical and Theoretical Issues; title: Intellectual Property Rights and Pharmaceuticals; title: Linking IPRs to Trade: The Making of TRIPs; title: Contestations Post-TRIPs and the Emergence of the IP-access to Medicines Debate; title: TRIPs Revisited; title: Shifting IP Issues between Regimes and Fora: Contestations Continued; title: Conclusions; title: Bibliography.