Includes bibliogr. references and index.

Intellectual property through the lens of human development / Tzen Wong -- Intellectual property and medicine : towards global health equity / Claudia Chamas, Ben Prickril and Joshua Sarnoff -- Food security and intellectual property rights : finding the linkages / Hans Morten Haugen, Manuel Ruiz Muller and Savita Mullapudi Narasimhan -- Trends and scenarios in the legal protection of traditional knowledge / Charles McManis and Yolanda Terán -- Traditional cultural expressions : preservation and innovation / Tzen Wong and Claudia Fernandini -- Copyright and capability for education : an approach to intellectual property "from below" / Margaret Chon -- Knowledge and education : pro-access implications of new technologies / Dalindyebo Shabalala -- Cultural diversity and the arts : contemporary challenges for copyright / Tzen Wong, Molly Torsen and Claudia Fernandini -- Scenario planning on the future of intellectual property : literature review and implications for human development / Michael Gollin, Gwen Hinze and Tzen Wong.