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The global political economy of intellectual property rights: The new enclosures?

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The global political economy of intellectual property rights: The new enclosures? / May, Christopher.
Routledge, 2013. 224 p.

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May, C 2013, The global political economy of intellectual property rights: The new enclosures? Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315011233

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May, C. (2013). The global political economy of intellectual property rights: The new enclosures? Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315011233

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May C. The global political economy of intellectual property rights: The new enclosures? Routledge, 2013. 224 p. doi: 10.4324/9781315011233

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May, Christopher. / The global political economy of intellectual property rights : The new enclosures?. Routledge, 2013. 224 p.

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