How the Law Works
Exploring the Implications of Emerging Intellectual Property Regimes for Knowledge, Economy and Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2305017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Polster (0000-0002-4832-8705, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 85-100 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3921 • E-ISSN: 1461-7064 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011392101049004006 |
| OpenAlex | W1989057170 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The aim of this article is to explore, in a broad and preliminary way, how changes in the law, in knowledge production and in the economy reciprocally shape and respond to one another. Working from selected examples, it reveals how intellectual property laws and regulations are reorganizing practices of knowledge production within and between knowledge institutions. It also addresses how scientists and their partners in industry, government and elsewhere are using or otherwise responding to legal developments as part of their strategy to advance their changing research and related economic, political and other interests and options. Following the analysis, the article discusses the wider social implications of the reciprocal transformation of knowledge production, the economy and the law and concludes with some reflections on how to respond to its more harmful effects
Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Government (linguistics) · Intellectual property · Knowledge economy · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Production (economics) · Property (philosophy) · Reciprocal · Sociology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation Policy and RD · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |