Taking a global viewpoint, this volume addresses issues arising from recent developments in the enduring and topical debates over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their relationship to Intellectual Property (IP). The work examines changing responses to the growing accep…
Albert Einstein may be best known as the wire-haired whacky physicist who gave us the theory of relativity, but that's just one facet of this genius's contribution to human knowledge and modern science. As József Illy expertly shows in this book, Einstein had an eminently practi…
Patents on life: religious, moral, and social justice aspects of b…
by Patents on Life: Through the Lenses of Law, Religious Faith and Social Justice (Conference), University of Cambridge), Von Hugel Institute, St. Edmund's College (University of Cambridge), Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy
"This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'. The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how inte…
Patents on life: religious, moral, and social justice aspects of b…
by Patents on Life: Through the Lenses of Law, Religious Faith and Social Justice (Conference), University of Cambridge), Von Hugel Institute, St. Edmund's College (University of Cambridge), Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy
"This volume brings together a unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives to bear on debates concerning biotechnology patents, or 'patents on life'. The ever-increasing importance of biotechnologies has generated continual questions about how inte…
General introduction -- In search of a definition of morality in European patent law -- Patent moralities and their traditional adjudications : a critique -- Decision-making in morally controversial biotechnological patent applications -- The participatory budget in Brazil -- Re…
Examines R and D investment in the light of increased international competition in high-technology sectors and reviews the wider implications of research and technology in areas such as education, health, and quality of life.
This book presents a comprehensive view of the economic approach to the analysis of technical change.