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245 10 a| Eco crime and genetically modified foodh| [electronic resource] /c| Reece Walters.;

260 a| Abingdon, Oxon ;a| New York :b| Routledge,;

300 a| 165 p. ;c| 25 cm.;

500 a| "A GlassHouse book.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references ([130]-158) and index.;

505 0 a| The politicisation of GM : terrain, terms, and concepts -- The perils, prospects, and controversies of GM food -- Risk, public opinion, and consumer resistance -- Biotech, papal, and trade 'wars' : third world hunger, exploitation, and politics of GM fraud -- Regulatory regimes : ensuring safety or enhancing profits? -- Green criminology : power, harm, and (in)justice.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The GM debate has been ongoing for over a decade, yet it has been contained in the scientific world and presented in technical terms. Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food brings the debates about GM food into the social and criminological arena. This book highlights the criminal and harmful actions of state and corporate officials. It concludes that corporate and political corruption, uncertain science, bitter public opposition, growing farmer concern and bankruptcy, irreversible damage to biodervisty, corporate monopolies and exploitation, disregard for social and cultural practices, devastation of small scale and local agricultural economies, imminent threats to organics, weak regulation, and widespread political and biotech mistrust - do not provide the bases for advancing and progressing GM foods into the next decade. Yet, with the backing of the WTO, the US and UK Governments march on - but at what cost to future generations?"--Publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Food adulteration and inspectionx| Law and legislation.=| ^A576648;

650 0 a| Genetically modified foodsx| Law and legislation.=| ^A712645;

650 0 a| Biotechnologyx| Law and legislation.=| ^A352019;

650 0 a| International crimes.=| ^A61055;

650 0 a| Criminology.=| ^A6123;

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Eco crime and genetically modified food / Reece Walters.

Author/creator	Walters, Reece
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge,
Description	165 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). Protocols, etc., 2000 January 29. Food adulteration and inspection--Law and legislation. Genetically modified foods--Law and legislation. Biotechnology--Law and legislation. International crimes. Criminology.

Contents	The politicisation of GM : terrain, terms, and concepts -- The perils, prospects, and controversies of GM food -- Risk, public opinion, and consumer resistance -- Biotech, papal, and trade 'wars' : third world hunger, exploitation, and politics of GM fraud -- Regulatory regimes : ensuring safety or enhancing profits? -- Green criminology : power, harm, and (in)justice.
Abstract	"The GM debate has been ongoing for over a decade, yet it has been contained in the scientific world and presented in technical terms. Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food brings the debates about GM food into the social and criminological arena. This book highlights the criminal and harmful actions of state and corporate officials. It concludes that corporate and political corruption, uncertain science, bitter public opposition, growing farmer concern and bankruptcy, irreversible damage to biodervisty, corporate monopolies and exploitation, disregard for social and cultural practices, devastation of small scale and local agricultural economies, imminent threats to organics, weak regulation, and widespread political and biotech mistrust - do not provide the bases for advancing and progressing GM foods into the next decade. Yet, with the backing of the WTO, the US and UK Governments march on - but at what cost to future generations?"--Publisher.
General note	"A GlassHouse book."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references ([130]-158) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011291077
ISBN	9781904385226 (hardback)
ISBN	1904385222 (hardback)

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