Cargando…
Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /
In Starved for Science Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2009.
|
| Edición: | FIrst Harvard University Press paperback edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn436057797 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20240329122006.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu---unuuu | ||
| 008 | 090908r20092008maua ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 040 | |a N$T |b eng |e pn |c N$T |d YDXCP |d OCLCQ |d MYPMP |d OCLCQ |d OCLCF |d NLGGC |d OCLCO |d MEAUC |d E7B |d DEBBG |d OCLCQ |d EBLCP |d DEBSZ |d OCLCQ |d CUS |d AZK |d JBG |d AGLDB |d MOR |d PIFAG |d ZCU |d MERUC |d OCLCQ |d WY@ |d DEGRU |d LUE |d OCLCQ |d VTS |d STF |d XOS |d ICG |d OCLCQ |d WYU |d S9I |d DKC |d OCLCQ |d M8D |d OCLCQ |d JSTOR |d K6U |d OCLCQ |d AJS |d QGK |d UKAHL |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d PSYSI |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 019 | |a 503446588 |a 646814733 |a 961634851 |a 962695895 |a 975211402 |a 975243816 |a 979880308 |a 988405581 |a 992080093 |a 992887050 |a 1241952204 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780674041745 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0674041747 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780674033474 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780674029736 |q (cloth ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | |z 0674029739 |q (cloth ; |q alk. paper) | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.4159/9780674041745 |2 doi | |
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000054169453 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000062371789 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBBG |b BV042692993 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBBG |b BV043131069 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBBG |b BV044099332 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 421971029 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 435487353 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 44968962X | |
| 029 | 1 | |a NZ1 |b 13335759 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)436057797 |z (OCoLC)503446588 |z (OCoLC)646814733 |z (OCoLC)961634851 |z (OCoLC)962695895 |z (OCoLC)975211402 |z (OCoLC)975243816 |z (OCoLC)979880308 |z (OCoLC)988405581 |z (OCoLC)992080093 |z (OCoLC)992887050 |z (OCoLC)1241952204 | ||
| 037 | |a 22573/ctvjf8j3m |b JSTOR | ||
| 043 | |a f------ | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a S494.5.B563 |b P33 2009eb | |
| 072 | 7 | |a TEC |x 003030 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a TEC |x 003080 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a POL |x 011000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a BUS |x 099000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a SCI |x 010000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a COU |2 eflch | |
| 072 | 0 | |a JP | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 630.96 |2 22 |
| 049 | |a UAMI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Paarlberg, Robert L., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Starved for science : |b how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / |c Robert Paarlberg ; [foreword by Norman Borlaug and Jimmy Carter]. |
| 250 | |a FIrst Harvard University Press paperback edition. | ||
| 260 | |a Cambridge, Mass. : |b Harvard University Press, |c 2009. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xv, 235 pages) : |b illustrations | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file | ||
| 347 | |b PDF | ||
| 500 | |a Originally published: 2008. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter -- Preface -- Introduction : Why are Africans rejecting biotechnology? -- Why rich countries dislike agricultural GMOs -- Downgrading agricultural science in rich countries -- Withdrawing support for agricultural science in Africa -- Keeping genetically engineered crops out of Africa -- Drought-tolerant crops : only for the rich? -- Conclusion : an imperialism of rich tastes. | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 520 | |a In Starved for Science Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries. | ||
| 546 | |a In English. | ||
| 590 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||
| 590 | |a eBooks on EBSCOhost |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide | ||
| 590 | |a JSTOR |b Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Agricultural biotechnology |z Africa. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Crops |x Genetic engineering |z Africa. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Agriculture and state |z Africa. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Biotechnologie agricole |z Afrique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Cultures |x Génie génétique |z Afrique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Politique agricole |z Afrique. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |x Agriculture |x Agronomy |x Crop Science. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |x Agriculture |x Agronomy |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a POLITICAL SCIENCE |x International Relations |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Agricultural biotechnology |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Agriculture and state |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Crops |x Genetic engineering |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Africa |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHrMyfHC67yqRTycbrv3 | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Starved for science (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFP4dpvxJkHpxPwR4VyMrq |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Paarlberg, Robert L. |t Starved for science. |b 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |d Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009 |z 9780674033474 |z 0674033477 |w (OCoLC)310156265 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3300360 |z Texto completo |
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH38748176 | ||
| 938 | |a De Gruyter |b DEGR |n 9780674041745 | ||
| 938 | |a EBL - Ebook Library |b EBLB |n EBL3300360 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 282567 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 3081813 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b IZTAP | ||