| The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security Contributor(s): Tansey, Geoff (Editor), Rajotte, Tamsin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1844074293 ISBN-13: 9781844074297 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: This practical book is the first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security. Proceeding from an introduction and overview of the issues, comprehensive chapters cover negotiations and instruments in the World Trade Organization, Convention on Biological Diversity, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and various other international bodies.This guide is an essential tool for everyone involved in shaping the future of food including negotiators, activists, environmentalists, food and intellectual property researchers, companies, farmer groups and all others affected by global negotiations.Published with IDRC and QIAP |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Agricultural - Law | International - Law | Intellectual Property - General |
| Dewey: 346.048 |
| LCCN: 2007034792 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.75" W x 9.37" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security. Proceeding from an introduction and overview of the issues, comprehensive chapters cover negotiations and instruments in the World Trade Organization, Convention on Biological Diversity, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and various other international bodies. The final part discusses the responses of civil society groups to the changing global rules, how these changes affect the direction of research and development, the nature of global negotiation processes and various alternative futures. Published with IDRC and QIAP. |