Food for the few : neoliberal globalism and biotechnology in Latin America /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Otero, Gerardo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Agricultural biotechnology > Latin America.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Latin America.
Agriculture > Social aspects > Latin America.
Farmers > Latin America.
Produce trade > Latin America.
Biotechnologie agricole > Amérique latine.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Amérique latine.
Agriculture > Aspect social > Amérique latine.
Agriculteurs > Amérique latine.
Produits agricoles > Commerce > Amérique latine.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural biotechnology
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Agriculture > Social aspects
Farmers
Produce trade
Latin America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Neoliberal globalism and the biotechnology revolution: economic and historical context / Gerardo Otero
  • Latin American agriculture, food, and biotechnology: temperate dietary pattern adoption and unsustainability / Gerardo Otero, Gabriela Pechlaner
  • Exporting crop biotechnology: the myth of molecular miracles / Kathy McAfee
  • Biosafety regulation and global governance: the problem of absentee expertise in Latin America / Kees Jansen, Esther Roquas
  • Unnatural growth: the political economy of biotechnology in Mexico / Manuel Poitras
  • Importing corn, exporting labor: the neoliberal corn regime, GMOS, and the erosion of Mexican biodiversity / Elizabeth Fitting
  • Political economy of agricultural biotechnology in North America: the case of RBST in La Laguna, Mexico / Gerardo Otero, Manuel Poitras, Gabriela Pechlaner
  • Genetically modified soybeans and the crisis of Argentina's agriculture model / Miguel Teubal
  • Brazilian biotechnology governance: consensus and conflict over genetically modified crops / Wendy E. Jepson, Christian Brannstrom, Renato Stancato de Souza
  • Brazilian farmers at a crossroads: biotech industrialization of agriculture or new alternatives for family farmers? / Shuji Hisano, Simone Altoé
  • Social movements and techno-democracy: reclaiming the genetic commons / Manuel Poitras
  • Conclusion: food for the few? / Gerardo Otero, Gabriela Pechlaner.

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