Greyscale Legality
The Diverse Landscape of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement in China
$96.76
- Paperback
222 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2026
Summary
Poor enforcement of international intellectual property law in non-Western countries is typically blamed on national-level institutional, political, and cultural contexts. However, there are other factors at play, producing uneven efficacy of transplanted laws within a nation.
Greyscale Legality analyzes how and why legal transplants perish or thrive by critically examining the application of international IP law across six industries in China. Drawing on extensive fieldwork,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780774871716 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0774871717 |
| Author: | Qiaoling He |
| Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
| Imprint: | University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 222 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Law and Society |
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Critics Review
“This pioneering book explores the fascinating concept of ‘greyscale legality’ through a combination of compelling empirical data and an elegant theoretical approach.”– “Sida Liu, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong”
“With extensive fieldwork and fine-grained description, Greyscale Legality offers rare insight into the complex political economy of China. A lively and interesting read.”– “Omar Ramon Serrano Oswald, Business School, Bern University of Applied Sciences”
Qiaoling He
Qiaoling He is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Zhejiang University. She is a council member of the Institute of Entertainment Law Research, Beijing, and the recipient of several honours and awards, among them the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Doctoral Research Award and McGill University’s Clifford C.F. Wong Fellowship. Her work on intellectual property laws in China has appeared in Social Problems and the Asian Journal of Law and Society.
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