Trading in genes development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability / edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Vicente Sánchez.

Other author Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo.
Other author Sánchez, Vicente.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan,
Descriptionxxv, 294 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Weighing biotechnology on the scales of sustainable development -- Developing countries in the global bioeconomy : emerging issues / Calestous Juma and Victor Konde -- From biotech innovation to the market : economic factors driving the south's competitiveness in biotechnology / Carlos M. Correa -- Biotechnology : a turning point in development or an opportunity that will be missed? / Joseph Gopo and Patricia Kameri-Mbote -- Trade in biotechnology : development and the clash of collective preferences / Heike Baumüller -- Benefiting from agricultural biotechnology : challenges for developing countries / Padmashree Gehl Sampath -- Approaching biotechnology : experiences from Brazil and Argentina / Maurício Antônio Lopes ... [et al.] -- Addressing challenges of tropical agriculture : Colombia's cassava case / Paul Chavarriaga-Aguirre, Douglas Pachico, and Joe Tohme -- Trade in biotechnology : new challenges in an old playground -- Intellectual property and biotechnology : trade interests of developing countries / Jayashree Watal -- Closing in on biopiracy : legal dilemmas and opportunities for the south / Jakkrit Kuanpoth -- Balancing biosafety and trade : the negotiating history of the Cartagena Protocol / Juan Mayr and Adriana Soto -- The Cartagena Protocol on biosafety : a new hot spot in the trade-environment conflict? / Veit Koester -- Building sound governance structures for the safe application of biotechnology / Arturo Martinez and Kakoli Ghosh -- Regulating trade in GMOs : biotechnology and the WTO / Christiane Wolff -- The emerging global biotech trade regime : a developing country perspective / Atul Kaushik.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-284) and index.
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LCCN 2005027698
ISBN1844070271 (hardback)
ISBN184407028X (pbk.)
ISBN9781844070275
ISBN9781844070282

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