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Resistance is fertile : Canadian struggles on the biocommons /

"For decades, government, industry, and the mainstream media have extolled the virtues of biotechnology. Their dominant message -- that biotechnology can improve everything from our health and diet to our environment and economy -- is unmistakably celebratory. We hear about biotechnology's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peekhaus, Wilhelm C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Canadian Biotechnology Policy and Its Critics
  • 2 Enclosure and Resistance on the BioCommons
  • 3 Battles to Reclaim and Maintain the BioCommons
  • 4 Intellectual Property Rights
  • 5 Regulatory Capture and Its Critics
  • 6 Capture and Control of Biotechnology Discourse in Canada
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index