Monsanto and Intellectual Property in South America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
Cover of the book Monsanto and Intellectual Property in South America by F. Filomeno, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: F. Filomeno ISBN: 9781137356697
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: February 12, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: F. Filomeno
ISBN: 9781137356697
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: February 12, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable forms of property in the modern world. From the perspective of companies producing knowledge-intensive goods, it encourages technological innovations for the benefit of humanity. For consumers of technology, it can be seen as a restriction on access to knowledge that inflates corporate rents. When genetic material crucial for human life is isolated from the commons, engineered and turned into private intellectual property, dissent is likely to emerge. Felipe Filomeno uses the case of Monsanto in South American soybean agriculture to theorize about the emergence and change of intellectual property regimes. Based on official documents, interviews, journalistic material, and academic literature, the study shows not only the relations of competition, coercion, and alliances that lie behind the post-1980 global upward ratchet of intellectual property protection but also the strategies that have the potential to reverse it.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable forms of property in the modern world. From the perspective of companies producing knowledge-intensive goods, it encourages technological innovations for the benefit of humanity. For consumers of technology, it can be seen as a restriction on access to knowledge that inflates corporate rents. When genetic material crucial for human life is isolated from the commons, engineered and turned into private intellectual property, dissent is likely to emerge. Felipe Filomeno uses the case of Monsanto in South American soybean agriculture to theorize about the emergence and change of intellectual property regimes. Based on official documents, interviews, journalistic material, and academic literature, the study shows not only the relations of competition, coercion, and alliances that lie behind the post-1980 global upward ratchet of intellectual property protection but also the strategies that have the potential to reverse it.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book Rules and Dispositions in Language Use by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book A Critique of Judgment in Film and Television by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Climate Justice by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Immigration Policy and the Scandinavian Welfare State 1945-2010 by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Migrant, Roma and Post-Colonial Youth in Education across Europe by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Writing the Rules for Europe by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Gender Equality Policy in the European Union by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Subaltern Ethics in Contemporary Scottish and Irish Literature by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Pax Britannica by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Global Civil Society 2011 by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Hegel and the English Romantic Tradition by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Narrative Form by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Beyond Skill by F. Filomeno
Cover of the book Rethinking International Protection by F. Filomeno
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy