Intellectual Property and Development Theory and Practice /

• Main Author: Olwan, Rami M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Law.; Political economy.; International law.; Intellectual property > Law and legislation.; Development economics.; Cultural studies.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.; Development Economics.; Political Economy.; Cultural Studies.

The book examines the correlation between Intellectual Property Law – notably copyright – on the one hand and social and economic development on the other. The main focus of the initial overview is on historical, legal, economic and cultural aspects. Building on that, the work subsequently investiga...

Table of Contents:

• Intellectual Property and Development
• Part I: The Theory of Intellectual Property and Social and Economic Development: The History of International Intellectual Property and Development
• Intellectual Property and Economic Development
• Intellectual Property, Culture and Development
• Part II: The Practice of Intellectual Property and social and Economic Development: Rethinking the Jordanian Copyright Law in the Internet Age – A Developmental Perspective
• Voluntary Mechanisms, Copyright and Development
• Policy Road Map for Intellectual Property and Development
• Conclusions.