TRIPs and indigenous knowledge…

Posted by dscanning on November 23, 2011 · 5 Comments 

Fresh on the heels of last weeks piece which focussed upon the contentiousness of including environmental and labour standards within trade negotiations, I have been thinking about another big controversy within the world trade arena – intellectual property… and more precisely, trade related intellectual property rights (or TRIPS)… The idea is that people aren’t going … Continue reading →

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Let’s blame China :)

Posted by dscanning on November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments 

During these days of fiscal austerity in the Western world I have noticed several colleagues and peers partaking in “China bashing.” From what I can gather it is thought that China is keeping all the money it has accumulated during its rapid development and rise to global prominence and not sending enough of it back … Continue reading →

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