The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China

by Andrew Mertha

Book Overview

China is by far the world's leading producer of pirated goods--from films and books to clothing, from consumer electronics to aircraft parts. As China becomes a full participant in the international economy, its inability to enforce intellectual property rights is coming under escalating international scrutiny. What is the impact, Andrew C. Mertha asks, of external pressure on China's enforcement of intellectual property? The conventional wisdom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801443644
• ISBN13: 9780801443640
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher