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Trading in genes : development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability /
Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires a global biotechnology governance regime to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so will create a "genetic divide" among countries and is likely to intensify public opposition to biotechnology. Thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Boxes, Figures and Tables
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part One Weighing Biotechnology on the Scales of Sustainable Development
- Chapter 1 Developing Countries in the Global Bioeconomy
- The global bioeconomy
- Trends in industrial biotechnology
- Market opportunities for developing countries in industrial biotechnology
- Developing country experiences in the new bioeconomy
- International policy options
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 2 From Biotech Innovation to the Market: Economic Factors Driving the South's Competitiveness in Biotechnology
- The many economic conditions needed for a biotech sector to take off
- Biopharmaceuticals
- High research costs and market risk raise scepticism on the future of GM crops
- Diversity prevails over developing country positions on risks and opportunities of GM crops
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 3 Biotechnology: A Turning Point in Development or an Opportunity that Will Be Missed?
- Will the South take the biotech leap?
- The promises of safe biotechnology
- Risks of biotechnology
- The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
- The Protocol's loopholes
- Patents and biopiracy obstruct the South's potential biotech benefits
- The dumping charity
- GM food aid
- The road ahead
- References
- Chapter 4 Trade in Biotechnology: Development and the Clash of Collective Preferences
- Assessing collective preference on biotechnology
- Collective preferences and WTO rules
- Addressing collective preferences in trade policy
- Assessing collective preferences
- Towards 'universal preferences'?
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 5 Benefiting from Agricultural Biotechnology: Challenges for Developing Countries
- The state of play of GM crops in the developing world
- Mobilizing resources to meet developing countries' real priorities
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 6 Approaching Biotechnology: Experiences from Brazil and Argentina
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 7 Addressing Challenges of Tropical Agriculture Through Biotechnology: Colombia's Cassava Case
- International trade in cassava
- Science, scientists and the risks of GM crops
- Developing stemborer resistant cassava
- Why genetic transformation for cassava?
- Potential benefits and concerns
- Colombia: Biosafety issues in cassava trade
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Part Two Trade in Biotechnology: New Challenges in an Old Playground
- Chapter 8 Intellectual Property and Biotechnology: Trade Interests of Developing Countries
- Introduction
- TRIPS and biotechnology
- Intellectual property rights and biodiversity conservation
- Review of TRIPS Article 27.3(b)
- The way forward for developing countries
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 9 Closing in on Biopiracy: Legal Dilemmas and Opportunities for the South
- Mines of green gold
- Patenting biotechnology: The story so far
- TRIPS: Free-riding on the South's genetic resources and TK
- Other possibil.